Use this to know which facilities to avoid and mark off your consider list! This is the latest update from CMS

When we think of high turnovers in facilities, immediately we think short staffing. However, we must also realize when there is high turnover it can lead to other issues and there are more than one reason high turnover is never good. If we think about other businesses we engage with high turnover means poor service and

This is important information to know. It is such a routine that at first residents are able to get into a facility by needing skilled care, then when those days are up, they either….

It is amazing how we have been learning constantly the way things are in long-term care. Our thinking on the causes and the solutions has many overwhelming answers. We have talked to many people working in the field, families that are overseeing care, to even residents in a facility. These are some of our conclusions, some of our thinking changed and some proved to be point on.

A resident or POA should be able to get medical records including medication administration records within 30 days. If a facility is not working with you on

The answer is no! We are not seeing this being acknowledged for the Crisis and Emergency it truly is. How long did it take to get relief out on checks to the public when covid hit? Why can’t we

Jessie Ruffin is a caring advocate who leads a 501(c)3, Carolyn’s Law. He is determined to get it on the ballot to improve caretakers to resident ratio’s in nursing homes. He has spent much of his

This is good information to know! This is the new CMS Guidance effective October 2022. If you have heard of F-Tags you see in this information that goes along with these tags. However, we must now

This is for all States, good info shared from LTCCC. We thank them for making all this sharable!

Accountability has been lacking in Nursing Homes. We hear the same stories over and over for decades as to the poor care and neglect going on in too many nursing homes. But this story is one we need to hear more of, holding the bad actors accountable for

Some facilities were not making it transparent how many covid deaths they had. They refused to give this information and went to blame HIPAA laws for not releasing a

Here is the most recent status of Nursing Homes listed as Special Focus Facilities. This information is very helpful in knowing

Durable POA, Healthcare POA, Financial POA…..what do these all mean? When going to the hospital many times I am asked do I have an Advanced Directive or Living Will. What are all these forms??? We

We can’t stress enough a good way to monitor care in a facility is to request the MARS (Medication Administration Record) monthly.. It will state if meds given on time, correct dosage, and you will have a list of current medications. Sometimes

We applaud this article! It explains that rehabs are nursing homes. It seems when you get to a certain age, many times if you are admitted, you may find it just happens you get discharged in three days. That seems to leave the option open that you can be sent to rehab after a

This article explains many of the issues that we saw in real time from many families calling us for help. We also had complaints from healthcare workers that they or the residents were not

Thank you to Sara Goldenberg and Channel 19 to get all sides of the story out! They also were able to get the question ansswered we have been unable to get. You can see the story

With the pandemic and the heartbreaking challenges residents and families went through in which many did not survive, families deserve to no longer live in fear they will lose contact with their loved ones in any emergency.

There are many different policies at nursing homes and assisted living all throughout this pandemic and continue today. All should have visiting at all times, but some families can’t visit on weekends or holidays still.

Here is how it goes when familes want answers……