After initially resisting their disclosure, the Bush Administration has finally allowed the names of 131 nursing homes with poor inspection records to be made public. The list released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services identifies troubled facilities cited as a “special focus facility,” a designation used to identify those that merit more [...]
The Mount Royal Towers nursing home, located in Jefferson County Alabama, will be hit with about $250,000 in fines for serious violations over almost six months. Mount Royal Towers avoided losing federal funding by reaching substantial compliance with federal requirements by June 15th beating a deadline of June 16th. Over a period of [...]
Despite what most people believe, poor treatment and care of nursing home residents is common throughout the country. An analysis of state inspections for some 16,000 homes nationwide found that not-for-profit nursing homes generally provide better care than those operated for profit. Also, independent nursing homes, according to the study, tend to provide [...]
