Most of us view the hospital as a place of healing, not a place of harm. But the truth is that readmission to the hospital from a nursing home increases — in fact doubles — the likelihood of death. So how can going back to the hospital be dangerous to your health? In a study […]
That research is the core principle behind Music & Memory, a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing joy into the lives of people who have cognitive impairments like Alzheimer’s. Learn more about this incredible organization.
Whether you’re looking for a nursing home or assisted living facility in Ohio or trying to evaluate a home where a loved one is staying, it’s helpful to know the “rules” by which the nursing home must play. Every family wants to protect their loved one in a nursing home from elder abuse. But it […]
Would it surprise you to know that nearly one in six nursing home residents takes the most dangerous drug in America? That drug is Coumadin, generically known as Warfarin. It affects the clotting time of blood, thinning the blood to prevent blood clots that could cause strokes by heart attacks or pulmonary embolism. This statistic […]
Faced with that difficult decision whether to place a family member in a nursing home, we rely on a good deal of trust: trust that the doctors and nurses will make the best treatment decisions. But when should we question these professionals’ treatment decisions? Finally some nursing care guidelines come from the Society for Post-Acute […]
Can you imagine a nursing home putting its frail, dying residents through medically unnecessary rehab therapy? And doing it just so that the nursing home could bill Medicare in an effort to increase its profits? It’s hard to believe that kind of callousness and nursing home fraud goes on in places that we trust […]
When our family members need everyday assistance due to aging or disabilities, why wouldn’t we want them to be cared for in their own homes? Home has all the comforts and familiarity gathered over a lifetime, not to mention closeness to family and friends. That makes it hard for anyone to choose to live in […]
Residents of nursing homes face many challenges to their well-being, ranging from falls and fractures to bedsores and infection. How can we keep nursing homes accountable for the care they provide? We can hold them responsible by reporting nursing home abuse or neglect to government officials. The Ohio Department of Health handles complaints involving regulated health care facilities […]
I am talking about the CMS (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services) rating stars that rate the nation’s nursing homes. Families rely on this system when they’re evaluating nursing homes and their quality of care. Last month Medicare implemented changes to the rating system on its website Nursing Home Compare. The changes impacted two areas: […]
Is it really easier to research the best new television than to research the best nursing home for your mom? Well, I have good news and bad. The bad news is that yes, it used to be easier to find detailed information on the latest TV or electronics than the nursing homes in your town. […]