Elder Law

Top Ten Things Nursing Homes Will Not Tell You

By Levin & Perconti

It is very difficult to choose the right nursing home when making the difficult decision to place a family member within the facility. Many nursing homes will hide some important aspects that are crucial to this decision. The next ten statements are things that you need to investigate because a nursing home will never tell you. The first is that they are careless with the drugs they distribute. Next they will never let you know if they are understaffed. A nursing home will not make you aware of the fact that nursing home theft is on the rise. Cash, jewelry and clothes are oftentimes the most commonly stolen items. In addition to personal theft, institutional theft is also rising. The Department of Health and Human Services reported that the Medicaid Fraud Unit had recovered more than $1.3 billion in fraudulent money. Next, a nursing home will not let you know that they only will do what is in the individualized care plan.

A nursing home will never disclose their cases of nursing home negligence or whether they use physical restraints on their loved ones. Sometimes, nursing homes prep for their report cards and their grade my not reflect their standard of care. When they get fined, they have the possibility of not paying them. Most importantly, a nursing home will not let you know that they can discharge a resident at any moments notice. This has become the number one complaint of nursing home residents. To read more about the nursing home facts, please click the link.

Full post as published by Illinois Nursing Home Abuse Blog on April 18, 2010 (boomark / email).