A nursing home is closing after receiving the highest form of citation from the state health department. The facility was cited for placing a patient in “immediate jeopardy” when a patient was allowed to be assaulted by another patient. The patient suffered from dementia and was sexually assaulted by a resident with a “history of inappropriate touching of a confused patient”. Because the facility received this high citation, it also lost its Medicare funding.

The government's healthcare watchdog has released a preview to a report that will highlight failures to offer adequate care for nursing home patients among skilled nursing facilities across the country. The early release shows that based on inspections the office found 134 cases of abuse that include rape and sexual assault. “Due to the importance and urgency of the preliminary findings,” the office said, “OIG is alerting citizens of potential cases of patient neglect …

The state health department in one state has issued a report revealing concerns about the rate at which nursing home incidents are reported. According to the report, nursing home abuse and neglect is grossly underreported. Based on the incidents noted, 15 percent go unreported.

A lawsuit has been filed against a facility for wrongful death after a patient died entrusted to their care. The patient suffered from bed sores, and was malnourished and dehydrated. She was not properly treated with turning and repositioning every two hours to prevent the sores from developing.

One state has the highest number of nursing home abuse incidents among 33 other states' emergency room records analyzed 2015-2016. In 40% of the cases involving incidents with abuse, the incidents were not reported to local authorities. This has brought concern to the inspector general. The inspector general spoke against the authorities and their failure to report the cases, the CMS “has inadequate procedures to ensure that incidents of potential abuse or neglect of Medicare…

A new study shows that 50% of Americans, ages 57-61 will spend at least one night in a nursing home in their lifetime, compared to previous studies that projected 35%. “Averaged over all persons, total out-of-pocket expenditures looking forward from age 57 were approximately $7,300, discounted at 3% per year,” RAND research shows. “However, the 95th percentile of spending was almost $47,000.” Knowing the statistics associated can help individuals and their loved ones …