The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has just announced that it’s going to begin including citations that are in Informal Dispute Resolution (IDR) or Independent Informal Dispute Resolution (IIDR) on its “Care Compare” website for consumers beginning...
Long-term care facilities help people keep their loved ones, particularly the elderly and disabled, safe. Skilled workers offer reliable services to meet the personal care and health needs of residents. Further, the Pennsylvania Department of Health inspects long-term...
Nursing homes have a duty to provide the highest standards of care to individual residents. Nonetheless, such facilities also have other responsibilities. For instance, the safety of staff has to be taken into consideration as well as the standard of care across...
The intake process for any new resident in a nursing home facility will include, of course, an admission agreement. This is a legally binding contract between the facility and the resident (or the person signing on their behalf) that spells out the expectations and...
Many people who place their loved ones in a long-term care facility expect their family members to stay there comfortably for the rest of their life. However, there are times when residents can’t stay in a facility and are required to leave the facility or transfer to...
Nursing homes in Pennsylvania often have to engage in complicated billing practices to get the payment they deserve for services rendered. Many nursing homes have to jump through the metaphorical hoops established by Medicaid to take government payments on behalf of...
The need for excellent aging care is only becoming more important every year. The generation often referred to as Baby Boomers has begun entering this stage in their lives. Since they represent such an increase in the birth rate after World War II, there are a...
Nursing homes are in a difficult position. They provide expensive and cost-intensive services to vulnerable people on a fixed income. Even those with substantial retirement savings may eventually find that they don't have enough to cover the expenses associated with...
Thousands of older adults in Pennsylvania live in nursing home facilities. They will have to cover thousands of dollars in expenses each month that they stay in a nursing home. Some of them will pay for the services they receive out of pocket, meaning they have...
Long-term care residents sometimes need to stay in rehabilitation centers or long-term care facilities permanently, but many of them are able to return home or be discharged to other facilities where they can work on their recovery. Sometimes, residents are discharged...
