NURSING HOMES FINALLY GET CLOSER LOOK.(Editorial)(Column)

Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  July 24, 1998 ;     635 words ......on deplorable conditions in some nursing homes, promising surprise inspections to...supported a change in Medicaid so that nursing homes now claim they are reimbursed less...sores and even physical abuse while in nursing homes. It's also odd that his announcement...

Nursing homes facing change; A report today will recommend revamping rules...

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  February 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ...Without state help, some nursing homes may follow the dinosaurs into...good results and helping some nursing homes shrink, change roles or shut...to help consumers choose good nursing homes, officials said. The market already...

Nursing homes finally get Clinton's attention

Chicago Sun-Times;  July 27, 1998 ;     700+ words ......crackdown" on deplorable conditions in some nursing homes, promising surprise inspections to...supported a new change in Medicaid so that, nursing homes say, they are reimbursed less than...sores and even physical abuse while in nursing homes. It's also odd that his announcement...

Choosing a place to live: the move to a nursing home is not a favorite...

Saturday Evening Post;  July 1, 1991 ;     700+ words ......than 1.5 million Americans live in nursing homes. And that number is on the rise. With...figure will double in the next 25 years. Nursing homes are a part of our culture and could...Yet, in most instances, residents of nursing homes admit they're happier now than when...

Report: Many Chicago-area nursing homes fall short of federal standards

Courier-News (Elgin, IL);  March 28, 2000 ;     587 words ...Report: Many Chicago-area nursing homes fall short of federal standards...ASSOCIATED PRESS Four of five nursing homes in three Chicago-area counties...establish staffing requirements for nursing homes receiving Medicare or Medicaid...

Clinton Announces Initiative to Improve Quality of Nursing Homes

U.S. Newswire;  July 21, 1998 ;     700+ words ......initiative to improve the quality of nursing homes was released today by the White House...INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF NURSING HOMES July 21, 1998 Today, President Clinton...administrative actions to improve the quality of nursing homes. These actions include: ensuring ...

Health officials defend Texas nursing homes

University Wire;  April 17, 2001 ;     459 words ......the state having to take more than 14 nursing homes due to financial woes earlier this...order, the state of Texas overtook 14 nursing homes owned by TLC Healthcare when owner...this trend is not reflective of most nursing homes in Texas, said Rosemary Patterson...

Oregon Reconsiders Rethinks Nursing Homes as Elderly Population...

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  July 25, 2000 ;     700+ words ......for designing alternatives to nursing homes, has become something of a...success. The closure of 16 nursing homes in the past two years -- at...toward a growing realization: Nursing homes play a vital role and must...

THE WHITE HOUSE: President Clinton announces initiative to improve the...

M2 Presswire;  July 22, 1998 ;     700+ words ......initiative to improve the quality of nursing homes (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...actions to improve the quality of nursing homes. These actions include: ensuring swift and strong penalties for nursing homes failing to comply with standards...

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER FACULTY MEMBER FINDS MORE THAN HALF...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  July 22, 2008 ;     700+ words ......hospitals are likely to be overwhelmed. Nursing homes may then be expected to assist with...for such a task. Of the more than 400 nursing homes in the study, just 23 percent had a...influenza plan. Another quarter of the nursing homes had a pandemic response incorporated...

PRESIDENT CLINTON ANNOUNCES INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF NURSING...

Regulatory Intelligence Data;  July 21, 1998 ;     700+ words ......actions to improve the quality of nursing homes. These actions include: ensuring swift and strong penalties for nursing homes failing to comply with standards...prevent bed sores. Background on Nursing Homes. About 1.6 million older Americans...

REPORT: N.Y.'S NURSING HOMES LOSING MONEY.(Business)

The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  December 24, 2002 ;     485 words ......one-third of the state's not-for-profit nursing homes are at risk of bankruptcy because of...percent of private, not-for-profit nursing homes lost money on operations in 2001, while...widespread bankruptcies for not-for-profit nursing homes are not that far off, said Carl S...

Nursing homes' latest hurdle: insurance rates.

Crain's Cleveland Business;  May 8, 2000 ;     700+ words ...Local nursing homes contending with the challenges of...Alliance, a network of 25 nonprofit nursing homes in northern Ohio. They're experiencing...simply are not renewing coverage for nursing homes. Lawsuits against nursing homes...

Nursing homes are ailing

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  September 17, 2000 ;     408 words ...Nursing homes are ailing, Clinton says Lack of workers...Sunday, September 17, 2000 Washington -- Nursing homes are so understaffed that many patients...increase the number of employees at nursing homes. States could use the money to help...

Tort and retort; Florida lawmakers to consider changes in liability laws...

Modern Healthcare;  February 26, 2001 ;     700+ words ......the sky fall on the Sunshine State's nursing homes. To hear the lawyers who bring the...strict liability standard used to judge nursing homes and cap the damages that can be awarded...changing tort laws as they apply to nursing homes, but with the state's well-heeled plaintiff...