According to an article on LancasterOnline.com, Village Vista Manor in Manor Township, Lancaster County, has been closed by state and federal authorities because of problems with the quality of care. Its last resident left on April 21. In early April, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid broke off its…
The American Health Care Association has named this week National Nursing Home Week. The theme is “Enriching Every Day.” This will be celebrated in nursing homes and rehabilitation facilities nationwide. This year’s theme honors those in the health care field who add value to the lives of those in nursing…
An article posted yesterday on McKnights.com says that a large percent of visits to emergency rooms by nursing home residents are preventable, according to a recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Based on data collected for the 2004 National Nursing Home Survey, the CDC estimates…
In an effort to be as responsive to our clients’ needs as possible, the law office of O’Connor Law has added a live chat feature to our website (www.oconnorlaw.com). Now if you have a question at any time of the day, you’ll be able to reach us through a simple…
According to an article on the StandardSpeaker.com, Carbon County, PA commissioners announced that they have signed a letter of intent to sell the county-owned Weatherwood Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center to Guardian Health Care of Jefferson County. The sale is expected to be closed on July 1. Once negotiations on…
On March 17, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that $5 million in punitive damages was awarded to the widow of a man who suffered fatal bedsores stemming from care he received in Jeanes Hospital in Northeast Philadelphia and the Hillcrest Convalescent Home in Wyncote. According to the article, the elderly man…
According to an update on 6ABC.com, Adelphia Personal Care Home in West Philadelphia has been shut down. Residents and medical equipment were removed after the PA State Dept. of Public Welfare stated that conditions in the home posed “an immediate and serious danger to the lives and health” of the…
According to an article on the News-Sentinel.com, the Indianapolis Star made some startling discoveries when it reported that 35 out of 52 of Indiana’s for-profit nursing home chains rank as the state’s most poorly performing homes. The Star analyzed documents and data compiled by regulators and found that many of…
The Boston Globe recently reported that 28 percent of Massachusetts nursing home residents were given antipsychotic medication in 2009, according to data collected by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. However, of that group, more than one out of every five did not have a medical condition that warranted…
According to EchoPress.com, of Alexandria, MN, the Minnesota Department of Health reported that three Minnesota nursing home residents were neglected when they were given the wrong medication, leading to the death of one resident. A report released by the Department of Health on the incidents at Fair Oaks Lodge in…