... have written several blogs over the past few months about the best and worst nursing homes in Western Virginia (just search our blog for ... run by for-profit corporations, which account for about two-thirds of all nursing facilities, generally get lower scores than those run by ... be run by nonprofits, generally do better in the ratings. 3. Homes with more than 100 beds tend to get lower scores in ...

The National Citizens for Nursing Home Reform ( ), a consumer advocacy group for nursing home residents and ... comparative information about states, counties, or individual nursing homes. All data provided on the website are also available to download. ... one there. The more you can know about your options for placing loved one in a nursing home , the better equipped you'sll be to help prevent ...

... from my Thanksgiving gluttony, but this story regarding the placement of former inmates into nursing homes and assisted living facilities caught my eye ... of Corrections (DOC) is holding a series of meetings with nursing homes, assisted living facilities and other organizations for the ... Sex-Offenders Living Freely In Illinois Nursing Homes New Nursing Home To Be Built For Sex Offenders Attorney ...

... or falls in which psychotropics possibly played a role. While some nursing home residents suffer from major mental illnesses, ... oxygen tank. The findings come at a difficult time for Illinois nursing homes, which are already under fire for housing violent felons ... misuse of psychotropics, which some experts say is a nationwide problem in nursing homes, suggests a troubling future for many seniors. ...

... an interesting article about Illinois sex offenders in nursing homes. According to the article, most sex offenders who live in ... only 59 of the 192 sex offenders in Illinois nursing homes -- or less than one in three -- were listed on that online state registry, ... state investigators have documented more than a dozen instances since 2007 in which nursing homes failed to notify local law enforcement ...

... not thrilled that this legislation has passed. The legislation also requires nursing homes to provide consumers with a detailed explanation of their rating as well as how to access this information on the Nursing Home Compare Web site. Failure to ... the industry is up in arms as recent studies have shown that nursing home quality has been improving. Perhaps the quality has been improving, the ...

... of the worst? For-profit, chain-affiliated homes. Ten nursing homes in Kentucky, including one in Lexington, ... to the GAO, which provides oversight of federal agencies for Congress, the nursing home receiving the worst scores in Kentucky was also ... he could not provide the name. Only 15 states had more poorly performing nursing homes than Kentucky, according to the report. SNIP The GAO said the ...

... for entire post) Millions of Americans live in nursing homes and millions more receive short-term care ... health care reform debate has largely ignored nursing home care. This is due, in part, to a lack ... spending. And the majority of these reductions will come from the Medicare program and nursing homes will likely be the target of these spending reductions. Until now, there has been no resource ...

... oversight of federal agencies for Congress, ten nursing homes in KY. are among the most poorly performing in the U.S. ... risk of death or serious physical harm to residents.Three of the homes are on both the GAO list and a list compiled by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Officials with the Kentucky nursing homes are defending their facilities, saying they fared much better on recent ...

Parkway Life Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) is expanding its Japanese nursing home portfolio by acquiring eight properties for some S$77.6 million. The REIT said it is buying the eight nursing homes at a favourable pricing from Japanese real estate asset manager, Kenedix. Parkway Life REIT said all the nursing homes are strategically located in dense residential

... Province isn't wasting any time in spending some of the cash announced in Tuesday's budget. There is going to be a major over-haul of nursing homes including 11 that will be replaced by new buildings, two new nursing ... total investment is $400 million dollars and means 297 new nursing home beds will be created around the Province. All of the construction work will get ...

... in home care.  In Pennsylvania, home care bucks county can offer a different sort of life and have only a portion of the expense that assisted living and nursing homes have.  A lot of people just do not have the money to utilize the homes that loved ones can be put in.  There are people that love to take care of others all over and ...

A new tool kit is now available to help nursing homes better access and utilize health information about their clinical practices. The tool kit was developed by Stratis Health, an expert in ... acquire individual applications or overhaul existing systems. Bottom line, each nursing home can select and use the tools most relevant to its operational goals, technology needs and ...

The elderly and people with weakened immune systems in nursing homes and similar institutional settings may harbor scabies without showing significant itching or visible signs. In such cases ... humans. Scabies on dogs is called mange. When my grandmother were trying some care homes in Gloucestershire this phenomenon happen and we all were very unhappy, but at the end she has been ...

I had a wonderful Thanksgiving today singing at nursing homes and visiting people and praying with them. God truly filled up my hungry heart and gave me a great Thanksgiving! I love how God encourages me when I take time to encourage others in Jesus and how He fills up my heart with joy when I praise Him in song.