The view of nursing homes in the public press all too often highlights the quality
of services that are poor. The latest in a series of government reports, this one
by the Office of the Inspector General (February 2014),
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details serious care violations, harm, and even death. A New York Times Opinion piece (March 2014)
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written by a family member describes a facility as a place of decay, neglect, and
startling screams, moans, and cries where staff are indifferent to suffering. Other
recent news articles educate us about the harm of unnecessary drugging with antipsychotics,
resident-on-resident aggression, and facilities where an overall decline in services
jeopardizes residents. Although many nursing homes provide good care, these perspectives
present the grim picture of how far we have to go.To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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References
- Adverse events in skilled nursing facilities: National incidence among Medicare beneficiaries.(Rep. OEI-06-11-00370) Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, Washington, DC2014
Chase C. The teeth of memory. New York Times Sunday Review. March 8, 2014.
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Published online: July 15, 2014
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© 2014 AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
