By the end of 2018, the financial aspects of nursing home administration may have a significant impact on the kinds of patient mistreatment and nursing home abuse that take place at such facilities. This year’s budget increases Medicaid funding to long-term care facilities by almost $130 million. The Florida Health Care Association praised lawmakers for the […]
Feds Relax Nursing Home Safety Rules in St. Petersburg
Proponents of the regulatory rollbacks say that the changes will benefit patient care, while critics fear that the watered-down enforcement will lead to more incidents of nursing home abuse, specifically the three types of incidents discussed below. Since then-President Barack Obama changed the rules, and the focus, in 2013, about a quarter of Florida’s nursing […]
Common Signs of Nursing Home & Elder Abuse in Lakeland, Florida
In this country, nearly 2 million people live in a nursing home or other long-term elder care facility. These individuals have rights granted by the state and federal governments guaranteeing that they must be free from nursing home neglect and abuse. In the state of Florida, Statute 400.022 guarantees these rights. As such, any senior […]
