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Online Reviews Provide Easy-to-Read Critiques of Nursing Home Care but Families Must Research and Visit Facilities Prior to Choosing a Facility

On any given day, hundreds of Illinois families are helping choose support for their loved ones from the nearly 1,200 long-term care facilities in the state. While some individuals are in the need of a nursing home for just a few days to rehabilitate from a hospital stay or injury, many will live out their remaining years requiring constant long-term care. With national reviews indicating an abuse rate of 44 percent and a neglect rate of 95 percent of these residents, selecting a nursing home for yourself or a family member must include an in-depth site visit, preferably more than one at different times, and as much time possible discussing and reviewing credible sources. Additionally, as online opportunities to review nursing home care have emerged more frequently, the additional readings of anecdotal stories and experiences shared by residents and their family members, and staff via websites and social platforms can help provide a full scope of the pros and cons of each facility – within reason.

How the Federal Government’s ‘Nursing Home Compare’ Tool Evaluates Care Standards

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Nearly 37,000 Medicaid Recipients Receive Discharge Notices in Louisiana

A chaotic and stressful situation is consuming Louisiana’s Medicaid program. The issue is targeting nursing homes and long-term care facilities as more than 35,000 recipients could lose their benefits and be forced to evict due to proposed state cuts and a lack of state funding.

Louisiana Department of Health Deputy Secretary Michelle Alletto said the agency has notified about 37,000 Medicaid recipients that they may face eviction or discharge if eligibility to receive the benefit ends on July 1. Many of these patients have dementia and memory loss diseases, and developmental disabilities which require consistent, routine care. The proposed cuts could also force nursing homes to close or create even more shortages of trained care staff and cuts to an already overburdened and underpaid workforce. This reality is the result of the Federal government’s February 2018 budget proposal aimed to implement cuts to Medicaid and subsidies in favor or cost savings and will force states officials to make hard choices that are sure to impact the delivery of Medicaid programs across the country.

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