CDC’s Latest COVID-19 Guidelines for Nursing Homes
Make sure the long term care facility where your loved one resides is following these guidelines: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/long-term-care.html
Abuse
Better staffing = Better Care
It’s common sense that the better staffed a facility is, the better care your loved one will receive. But what does it mean to be adequately staffed?
Can the nursing home just kick me out?
“Nursing homes are legally permitted to evict residents under several conditions: if a resident’s health improves sufficiently; if his presence in a facility puts others in danger; if the resident’s needs cannot be met by the facility; if he stops paying and has not applied for Medicare or Medicaid; or if the facility closes.
Most nursing homes are not adequately staffed.
Most nursing homes had fewer nurses and caretaking staff than they had reported to the government, according to new federal data, bolstering the long-held suspicions of many families that staffing levels were often inadequate.
Signs of Nursing Home Abuse
Look first to your loved one. You should be concerned if she is less able to function as usual, has stopped taking part in activities, or has become withdrawn and uncommunicative. If Mom is experiencing emotional abuse—such as being ignored or talked down to—she may be agitated and withdrawn, fearful, or experience loss of weight or appetite and sudden changes in mood or sleep pattern.