Almost one third of all nursing home patients in one state are identified to be in immediate jeopardy. Based on survey citations of facilities, the state is in the forth highest percentage of all states with patients identified to be in immediate jeopardy. Advocates for better care want to enforce survey violations for all facilities. However, nursing home administrators believe the regulations are too strict.
“What it seems like to me is a full-frontal attack on the health and safety of frail elderly that are in nursing facilities. The survey process is really the only outside, objective health and safety check on nursing homes that exists,” said the director for Advocates for Better Care in response. For more, read the story.
