Florida lawmakers have passed a bill that would help shield nursing home assets from lawsuits against them. The bill, SB 670, passed through Florida’s state senate, according to a Miami Herald report, and is garnering pushback from elder care advocates and some industry members who have a stake in nursing home care. Critics urge that […]
Families for Better Care
Staffing, whether insufficient in labor force or hours of care provided, was a common thread among 96% of states cited for poor nursing home care, according to a first-ever state-by-state analysis. Only seven states provided more than one hour of professional nursing care per resident per day, notes Families for Better Care’s Nursing Home Report […]
Nursing homes remained “highly profitable” despite Medicare reimbursement cuts, but they’re still providing inferior care, says citizen advocacy organization Families for Better Care—a claim that the American Health Care Association (AHCA) was quick to counter. Despite “astonishing” recent nursing home earnings reports for publicly traded nursing homes, resident care remains “mediocre at best” with too […]