Nursing Homes Are Understaffed Says State Report
A recent report by the California Department of Public Health to the Legislature provides a disturbing new look at understaffing in California’s nursing homes.
Month: February 2008
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Nursing Home Transparency and Improvement Act of 2008 Introduced
On February 14, 2008, Senator Charles Grassley of Iowa and Senator Herb Kohl of Wisconsin introduced the Nursing Home Transparency and Improvement Act of 2008 (S.2641), the first major national bill on nursing home care since the Nursing Home Reform Act was enacted in 1987.
Feds Out Nursing Homes with High Levels of Restraints & Bedsores
According to the federal government, more than half of California’s nursing homes have high number of residents who are restrained or who have bedsores.
Department of Public Health Delays Nursing Home Staffing Ratios Again
Prompted by a court order, the California Department of Public Health (DPH) recently issued long-delayed nursing staff to resident ratios for nursing homes.