36% Of U.S. Nursing Homes Have No Medical Director
November 28, 2024
A study published on September 2, 2024 in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society reported: “More than a third of U.S. nursing homes (36.1%) reported zero medical director presence in Quarter 1, 2023. Medical director presence fluctuated between 2017 and 2023 with a decline over the pas[...]
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How Can I Find The Best Nursing Home Injury Lawyers Near Me?
August 27, 2024
As of July 2022, there were 15,178 Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing homes nationwide, of which 10,702 were for-profit nursing homes. More than 1.3 million people reside in Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing homes nationwide. Approximately two-thirds of those nursing homes are for-profit[...]
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Nursing Home Closures Statistics
July 21, 2020
A report published in February 2020 entitled “Nursing Home Closures and Trends June 2015-June 2019” found that despite 555 nursing homes in the United States having closed since June 2015, and the increasing number of nursing home closures each year, nursing home occupancy rates have dec[...]
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Four Connecticut Nursing Homes Fined For Serious Deficiencies
November 13, 2013
The Connecticut Department of Public Health announced last week that it had issued two citations and fined a Connecticut nursing home $2,250 for three separate incidents: a resident who had dementia fractured her hip as a result of a fall and subsequently died in the hospital (a nurse’s [...]
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Pennsylvania Nursing Home Fined For Drug Problems
January 27, 2013
A nursing home in Pennsylvania was fined $1,950 by the State of Pennsylvania for its alleged failure to effectively manage and maintain pharmaceutical services for its residents. The nursing home blamed its out-of-state pharmacy provider for the deficiencies and promptly contracted with another phar[...]
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