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The Oaks of Loris, an assisted living facility, is under new management and part of the property is undergoing mold remediation after being cited by the Department of Health and Environmental ...
Recent unannounced inspections of nursing homes across New Mexico found at least one violation in 88% of them, authorities said Wednesday. State health officials said just 11 of the 91 assisted ...
It can fine facilities $1,000 per day when it finds multiple deficiencies that are direct risks to a patient's physical or mental health or a violation of residents' rights. The department appears ...
Opinion: Multiple horrors have occurred at Heritage Village, so why is the assisted living facility still open? Arizona leaders won't talk about it.
Vitas charged Medicare $652 for each day Maples was in its inpatient facility. Moving patients into hospice-run facilities without cause, and for the express purpose of padding billing, was the allegation at the center of the critical audit way back in 1991. Dunn said no one from Vitas contacted him to discuss the decision to move his grandmother.
As of 17 April, two thirds of the state's long-term facilities—a total of 394—had reported cases of the virus, with 1,500 deaths linked to nursing facilities, [40] about 40% of the state's death count. One facility, Andover Subacute and Rehabilitation Center II, with 543 beds, had a record of safety problems and inadequate staffing. After ...
One of such protection is the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, which advocates for the rights of adults in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other residential settings. [18] Despite such programs, there is still much progress to be made in defending the rights of elder adults.
Assisted living facilities, initially established to support older Americans in their later years, have become increasingly focused on maximizing financial gains at the expense of their residents' well-being. Over the period from 2004 to 2021, the median annual cost of assisted living has outpaced inflation by 31%, increasing to $54,000 per ...