Blog Posts in January, 2012
Posted on Jan 31, 2012 By Scott Distasio
North Carolina residents of Atria Merrywood Senior Living are under quarantine due to an intestinal illness. According to WBTV , at least two employees and six residents have symptoms of a highly ...
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Posted on Jan 27, 2012 By Scott Distasio
A nursing home in Marshalltown, Iowa that catered to veterans recently ended a program in which residents who were capable were paid to move other wheelchair bound patients around. After a resident ...
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Posted on Jan 13, 2012 By Scott Distasio
Nursing home abuse and neglect are not problems in every facility, but it is something that many residents experience. Hive Health Media (HHM) recently took existing data on nursing home abuse in an ...
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Posted on Jan 10, 2012 By Scott Distasio
In October, an 11.1% reduction in Medicare reimbursement rates for nursing homes went into effect. Over the next ten years, nursing homes across the country will lose a total of $79 billion in ...
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Posted on Jan 3, 2012 By Scott Distasio
It is a fairly common practice for nursing homes to require potential new patients and their families to sign agreements saying they will go into arbitration for legal disputes rather than bringing a ...
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