Pennsylvania Bill Seeks to Prevent Nursing Home Sexual Abuse: House Bill 2341, written by Rep. Robert Matzie, would require nursing homes to report residents who are convicted sex offenders. A new bill seeking to protect elderly residents from nursing home sexual...
Cost-cutting Measures at Nursing Homes Leave Residents Suffering while Investors Profit: Shielded by a complex corporate structure, investment companies can dodge accountability for lapses in care at private nursing homes. There is a correlation between the poor—and...
The Link between Understaffing and Nursing Home Falls: As most nursing home falls are preventable through proper precaution and supervision, it is not a stretch to understand how insufficient staffing at Pennsylvania and New Jersey nursing homes can result in nursing...
NJ Bill Proposes Increased Scrutiny of For-Profit Homes: Seeking to boost owner accountability, the state legislature wants stricter change of ownership requirements. New Jersey for-profit nursing facilities can expect to provide greater transparency regarding change...
Pandemic Restrictions Relaxed for Fully Vaccinated Nursing Home Residents: With an eye to supporting residents’ physical, mental, and emotional health, a new DOH directive signals a return to normal. The continued decline of new COVID cases and hospitalizations and...
CMS List of Current Problematic Facilities Indispensable in Choosing a Nursing Home: By referencing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services webpage for Special Focus Facilities (SFF) and candidates, prospective nursing home residents and their loved ones can...
