More than 91 % of U.S. nursing homes were cited last year for violating at least one federal health and safety law in each of the past three years, the-new-york-times reported recently. During the same time period, a greater percentage of for-profit nursing homes were cited for violations than not-for-profit and government nursing homes.
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Report Finds That More Than 91% of Nursing Homes Violate Federal Health and Safety Laws in Each of the Past Three Years
September 30th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Health Issues · Nursing Homes
In an important case, a NJ administrative law judge decided that a bank account titled to a Medicaid applicant and another person does not automatically disqualify the applicant for Medicaid
September 16th, 2008 · No Comments
New Jersey’s Office of Administrative Law recently issued a significant ruling that may make it easier to qualify for Medicaid. In K.R. vs. Somerset County Board of Social Services, O.A.L Docket No. HMA 12343-07 (Aug. 25, 2008), New Jersey’s Office of Administrative Law ruled that an account titled to a Medicaid applicant “or” another person [...]
Tags: Governmental or Public Benefit Programs · Medicaid Planning · News Briefs · Nursing Homes
According To The Wall Street Journal, Nursing Homes Are Forcing Out Frail And Ill Residents In An Effort To Replace Them With Shorter-Term Residents Likely To Bring More Revenue
August 13th, 2008 · No Comments
Federal law allows nursing homes to evict residents for six reasons: they are healthy enough to return home; they require care not offered at the nursing home; they risk the health of other residents or staff; they endanger the safety of other residents or staff; they do not pay their bills; or the nursing home [...]
Tags: Assisted Living Facilities · Financial Exploitation of the Elderly · Governmental or Public Benefit Programs · Health Issues · Legal Rights of the Disabled · Nursing Homes
Nursing homes will get a “star rating” from the federal government to help consumers pick the best facilities
June 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Nursing homes will get a “star rating” from the federal government to help consumers pick the best facilities. It is expected that this sweeping governmental initiative may create “peer pressure” among owners to improve care. The ratings, from a low of one star to a high of five, will be posted starting in December 2008 [...]
Tags: Nursing Homes
Recent article discusses federal and state legal safeguards against involuntary transfers or discharges of nursing home residents who receive or have applied for Medicaid benefits
June 18th, 2008 · No Comments
A recent article in the NJ Lawyer newspaper examined the safeguards in federal and state law designed to protect elderly, infirm and disabled nursing home residents from involuntary transfers or discharges from their care facilities. According to federal law, a nursing home can discharge a resident only for the following reasons:
The resident’s health has improved [...]
Tags: Legal Rights of the Disabled · Nursing Homes
The costs of care in New Jersey for nursing homes, assisted living facilities and adult day care are among the highest in the nation
May 4th, 2008 · No Comments
I recently read two interesting articles and a study on the ever-increasing costs of long-term care, both in the nation and New Jersey. The articles are found in the Houston-Chronicle and the Star-Ledger, while the study, in which researchers examined data from more than 10,000 nursing homes, assisted living facilities and in-home care providers nationwide. [...]