A nursing home will lose its Medicaid and Medicare funding after being cited during a state survey. The citations identified “conditions there constituted immediate jeopardy for residents’ health and safety and there was sub-standard quality of care.” The state decided after the nursing home did not increase its care level to the standard, it could no longer receive funding from the government agencies.
Families affected by the nursing home losing funding have made complaints on social media. The patients relying on government funding to remain in nursing home care will have to be transferred to other facilities where Medicare and Medicaid are accepted. For more, read the story.
