News Tagged ‘American Health Care Association

New rule makes obtaining nursing home information more difficult

nursinghome2 150x150A new rule issued in September by the Bush Administration has made a once routine process of obtaining information from nursing homes to back up claims of and almost impossible. That juggernaut has people who are suing wrangling between state and federal officials, according to the Washington Post.

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Gauging nursing home care quality can be tricky

More than 90 percent of  were cited for violations of federal health and safety standards last year, according to the New York Times . Seventeen percent of nursing facilities had serious deficiencies such as bedsoresmedication mix-ups, poor nutrition, and  and .

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