This is a MUST READ! This gives information on residents, wages, nursing home statistics, how Ohio rates compared to other states, and much more information and table graphs on Ohio Nursing Homes. We always say read the
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This is Ohio, not some other state! This story by Dayton Daily News is one that is upsetting. How does a nurse take medications from several facilities in several counties, and we have no way to stop this after the first one? It’s heartbreaking to think of the residents that may not have gotten medicine over this, and possibly pain meds! How can
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You can read the press release in this post that Elderly Advocates is excited to see in this conversation being started. There were many promising things stated here that could start to help improve care. Transparency, updates and reports are critical
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Many thanks to LTCCC (Long Term Care Community Coalitioin) for providing this data with an interactive map for all states. Ohio is one of the top leading states in the large number of long-term care facilities in our state and the large number of residents needing
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Elderly Advocates wishes to help the Office on Aging get the word out that the public is invited to the Nursing Home Task Force Meeting 3/26/24 in Columbus. We appreciate their efforts to include the public and give updates on the progress of the committee. It is our hope that there will be public comment or question at the end of the meeting. Eldery Advocates will be attending this meeting and update
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Many families are crucial in the support and care of their mothers, fathers, and other treasured family members and friends that are like family. This can be a very emotional arena for them in trying to get the best care they can for their loved ones in what many feel is a broken health care system. However, too many times the families are made to feel that they are viewed as “trouble makers” from some staff instead
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We will keep educating so everyone understands who we are and what we do. This has been the two most asked questions. Sometimes, there is confusion between lobbying vs. advocating, and we hope this article will give a better understanding of who we are and what we do.
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This is the video the person needing help found us through. This story from July 2023 , when Ohio passed the State Budget. Click “read more” to see the news story from 13abc WTVG at bottom of this page.
Is it asking too much to know how many inspectors were added? Is it too much to know what advocates got more funding? Was it just the Ombudsman's Office or others? How did they use the money? How many more Ombudsman were added on? Stiff penalties for what?
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The two tools for getting better care in nursing homes is......
1. CAMERAS!
2. FAMILY COUNCILS
If your loved one is in a nursing homes that has an issue with any of these two, you truly need to find another place!
With cameras there should be no more
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Hard to believe, we are the baby boomers! Those born between 1946 and 1964. By, 2030, we will all be 65 or older. That means one in every five Americans will be of retirement age by 2030. This is us!! That is why we see all these buildings going up right next to each other. The shortage we have
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This study was prepared for CMS and funded by CMS. It will take some time to look at this information, but some interesting information is found when
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Some things Paula wants to share with you....
When I first started Elderly Advocates all I knew was I wanted to help those in long-term care facilites that I personally saw receiving poor care, including my own uncle. Poor care was a factor for him and many others in leading to bad events and outcomes (premature death). But I wasn't sure how
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This is an ideal path to improved healthcare in being able to build a bridge with the industry to work together instead of what many times seems against each other. In this presentation it seems the industry feels they are constantly attacked. We look at as exhuasted patience in waiting for the long-term care industry to
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This is how easy it is to comment to CMS about proposed staffing! Simply send it in a letter! CMS has listed all the options for you below to comment
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Our friends at LTCCC explain well what all the talk is about with minimum staffing. If nothing gets done now, we don't know when it ever will. From what we understand from comments made, the healthcare industry is working on 10,000 comments on why there should not be minimum staffing. We need
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When we stop repeating the issues repeatedly that are well known and start making
solutions a major part of all conversations.
• When the Healthcare Associations are not able to block any enforcement from going
into new laws, for without consequences, these “enforcement lacking laws” do nothing.
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This is the enforcement in this bill that is a long term enforcement, not immediate! :”(I) Either of the following individuals has a private right of action against a congregate care setting for violating this section and may commence an action against the care setting for money damages and injunctive relief:” And also states “
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This is very telling. The facilities don’t want transparency to see where their money goes. They constantly complain they don’t have enough money. Yes, they have it for what is important to them. Not to mention they got money sent to them during covid, they raised prices in many Assisted Living Faciliities. Then the nursing homes got a bigger check from the residents when Social Security’s cost of living was increased to 8.7.
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Ohio comes in the top five for the largest estate collections. Last year they collected 87.5 Million!! We are 39th when ranked for care across the U.S. and we are in the top five in estate recovery for many times is substandard care according to an article by the Dayton Daily News. This article also states there are Estate Attorneys who can steer you in the direction of protecting these assests.
Yet, our state does not
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