A man in Cleveland, Ohio is pushing state lawmakers to back legislation that would allow cameras to survey nursing home facilities. Steve Piskor, the son of resident Ester Piskor, used surveillance cameras to catch nursing home employees in acts of abuse towards his elderly mother. After Ester Piskor began showing signs of abuse and neglect at an Ohio nursing facility, her son made the decision to set up a hidden camera in her resident room. The evidence from the hidden camera showed that M…

In an article by the Herald Leader, a newspaper based out of Lexington Kentucky, several of the stats lawmakers are sponsoring bills to improve conditions in the state's nursing homes. Kentucky nursing homes have been ranked among the worst in the nation. It has been the case that in the past, this type of legislation has perished in Frankfort, because the nursing home industry is a large contributor to campaign donation, leading to political leniency of the legislators.

According to a news article by WRDW, a nursing home facility in Augusta, Georgia has severer allegations against them. PruittHealth is a facility that was a focus of the news teams investigation, as one woman, Sharee Parson, claims her father, Glenn, was a vicitim of neglect.  Glenn was a resident at PruittHealth and was reliant on the nursing home staff for everything from shaving to dry underclothing.

A recent article discussed how skilled nursing providers have an additional resource when it comes to preventing and treating pressure ulcers. In a newly released clinical practice guideline on preventing and treating pressure ulcers and related injuries, there were 114 evidence based recommendations, 62 good practice statement and 20 quality indicates, which are now of use to healthcare providers. The guidelines were a collaboration between the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel, the r…

According to an article on Healthcare Finance, the website Nursing Home Compare, sponsored by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is claiming inaccurate data in its findings of reports on patient safety-related falls in nursing homes across the United States. This allegation is alarming, as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is a resource for many families that are researching nursing homes for their loved ones.Prachi Sanhavi, an assistant professor of public health scienc…

In a recent article by the New York Times, it states that the revamping of Medicare and its reimbursement policy for physical, occupational and speech therapy may have a major affect on nursing home residents. This change may leave some patients with less help available help.Therapists nationwide have been expressing concern that the new Medicare policy has prompted some nursing home chains and rehab companies to scale back the treatment they provide to patients, and to also lay off therapists o…