A nursing home has been accused of posting positive reviews about the facility under the names of their patients. There is question about whether the patients were even involved in the reviews, and if so to what degree. Everyone has dementia at the facility, so it came as a shock to the patient's son who allegedly wrote the review. “My mother can not talk, she has severe dementia.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has recently released new regulations regarding requirements for nursing home operations. Some of the highlights are noted below:Quality of CareStaffing: Although inadequate staffing is the greatest problem in nursing facilities today, the new regulations do not include a minimum staffing standard or a requirement for a 24-hour Registered Nurse. Instead, the new regulations continue current policy: requiring “sufficient” staffing l…

Nursing home workers concerned patients would go hungry began purchasing food for the patients with their own money. Inspectors came to the facility to find 2 empty freezers with 2 bag of french fries, 6 ice cream bars, and 6 small bowls of what appeared to be ice cream The facility was forced to shut down after the conditions were found unsuitable. Bills were left unpaid, phone were turned off and trash was overflowing. The food was an added issue that caused enough concern to move the res…

Nursing home facilities allow patient neglect and injuries, avoidable 50 percent of the time. Patients when they arrive at the nursing home are forced to sign arbitration agreements that deny jury trials. Based on the agreement any grievances would be brought to arbitration, often required to be confidential and orchestrated by the nursing home, rather than the plaintiff.

A nursing home patient has died after suffering from a pressure ulcer without proper care from nursing home staff. The patient had pressure wounds upon entering the nursing home. However, rather than provide adequate turning and repositioning care, the patient was left to sit for hours without interruption.

A nursing home patient allowed to suffer from MRSA has filed a lawsuit. The lawsuit cites negligent care due to the fact that the patient was first allowed to suffer from MRSA and then was not properly treated after contracting it. The patient sued for damages due to pain and suffering that could and should have been avoided. The patient fortunately did not die, but could have due to the seriousness of this type of disease.