Specialized Information for:
Nursing HomesAssisted Living/Board & Care Home and Community Based Services
May 08, 2019
Recognizing the vulnerability of residents in long-term care facilities, the federal government requires states to provide an independent ombudsman program tasked with advocating on behalf of residents, investigating complaints made by or on behalf of a resident, and assisting them in exercising their civil rights.
April 16, 2019
Last summer the government changed how it grades nursing homes on staffing and as a result the number of area facilities that received the government’s lowest rating for staffing — one-star, or ‘much below average’ — jumped.
April 04, 2019
Elder abuse investigations more than doubled in seven years.