List of Worst Nursing Homes Released
Article posted on:02/19/2008
As reported last week in USA Today, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have released the names of the nation's 131 worst nursing homes. The high-risk nursing homes, cited as ‘special focus facilities' in the list, are required to receive at least twice as many state inspections as other facilities. The list released Tuesday showed that 52 of the nursing homes had shown no improvement since being cited for poor performance. The offenses typically involve unnecessary use of medication for elderly residents, or inadequate safeguards to protect residents such as those with Alzheimer's from day-to-day hazards in the nursing home. If you or a loved one have been the victim of nursing home neglect or abuse, call the lawyers at Silverman, Thompson, Slutkin & White for a free consultation.
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