Sub-acute facilities are a relatively recent trend and are beginning to appear more and more. Why? It is simple: money. Recent reimbursement rates changes from Medicare make it such that a nursing home can get higher reimbursement rates for a resident that needs more specialized care (such as tracheotomy care, intravenous tube feeding and complex wound management). Sub-acute care as…
What is an ALF/RCFE and Is It The Right Fit For Your Loved Ones? What is an ALF/RCFE and Is It The Right Fit For Your Loved Ones? – Assisted living facilities are another form of RCFE (Residential Care Facility for the Elderly). Typically the primary difference between an assisted living facility and a board and care home is the…
Is Board and Care Home Good For Elders Board and care homes are one type of RCFE (Residential Care Facility for Elderly). They are licensed by the Department of Social Services and must meet all applicable state regulations. Board and care homes typically care for no more than 10 patients at any given time. Typically board and care facilities are…
Nursing Homes’ Misuse of Medications May Increase Risk of Dementia Another study concludes that benzodiazepine use is associated with an increase risk of Alzheimer’s disease. This recent study states that unwarranted, long term use of benzodiazepine drugs should be considered as a public health concern. Benzodiazepines are a class of drugs mainly used to treat anxiety or insomnia. Unfortunately, nursing…
More Half Dementia Patients in Nursing Homes Are Given Dangerous Drugs JAMA Internal Medicine conducted a study and analysis to estimate the prevalence of medications with questionable benefits being used by nursing homes on residents with advanced dementia. The...
Wide Spread Use of Anti-Psychotic Drugs in Nursing Homes Recently, the Federal Government took rare action by filing a federal lawsuit against two California nursing homes for a persistent problem of overmedicating their residents with psychotropic drugs....
Medication Errors Are Increasing in Nursing Homes There is drug abuse going on in a large segment of our health care industry — the increased push of anti-psychotics drugs in nursing homes. These dangerous medications, anti-psychotics, are being prescribed at an...
Lack of Training Results in Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Yet another story makes the news involving a nursing home where a CNA staff member, while using a mechanical lift, drops a resident resulting in a serious head injury. During the Department of Health &...
County Failed to Follow State Guidelines as Some Nursing Home Complaint Investigations were Closed Inappropriately A just released audit of the Los Angeles County Public Health Department concludes that the County inappropriately closed nursing home investigations and...
Failure to Report Allegations of Abuse or Neglect Federal law requires that Medicare and Medicaid certified skilled nursing facilities report abuse and neglect allegations and subsequent investigations/findings to the appropriate governmental authorities within a...