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,… Read More
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Recent Study Concludes Private Equity-Owned Nursing Homes Put Profits Over People
A study entitled “Does Private Equity Investment in Healthcare Benefit Patients? Evidence from Nursing Homes” posted on March 9, 2020 concluded: “our evidence thus far shows that after PE [private equity] buyouts nursing homes experience operational efficiency improvements, with higher… Read More
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CMS Responds To Study Critical Of Association Between Nursing Home Compare And Nursing Home Safety
A study published in the November 2018 edition of Health Affairs looked at the association between performance on a set of patient safety measures and star ratings of nursing homes on CMS’ Nursing Home Compare (NHC). The authors concluded: “Although… Read More
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AARP Report Regarding The Elderly And Nursing Home Care In The United States
The AARP Public Policy Institute published a report on August 27, 2018 entitled Across the States 2018: Profiles of Long-Term Services and Supports, which is the 10th edition of the AARP Public Policy Institute’s report on state long-term services and… Read More
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New Federal Data Shows Nursing Homes Had Less Staffing Than They Self-Reported
The New York Times reported on July 7, 2018, “Most nursing homes had fewer nurses and caretaking staff than they had reported to the government for years, according to new federal data, bolstering the long-held suspicions of many families that… Read More
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Study Shows Nursing Home Residents Suffer Infections While Their Caregivers Often Escape Responsibility
A study conducted by the Kaiser Health News, which is a nonprofit news service focused on health issues that is not affiliated with Kaiser Permanente, found that 74% of nursing homes in the United States have been cited for lapses… Read More
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1 In 5 Nursing Home Residents Experience Resident On Resident Abuse
A study published online in The Annals of Internal Medicine on June 14, 2016 found that the prevalence of resident on resident abuse in nursing homes is in excess of one in five, as determined by a one-month observational prevalence period. Such nursing… Read More
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New Analysis Of CMS’ Nursing Home Compare Website Data
There are over 15,500 nursing homes in the United States that are certified to provide care to Medicare or Medicaid beneficiaries (92% of the nursing homes are certified by both), which provide care for approximately 1.3 million residents every day. Seventy-percent of… Read More
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Florida Nursing Home Malpractice Case Alleges Wrongful Death
A Florida nursing home negligence case that was filed in July 2014 alleges that the Florida nursing home, its management companies, and two former administrators of the nursing home are responsible for the poor care and the resulting death of the nursing… Read More
