According to this article, “nursing home administrators say they are committed to quality care, but sometimes are scrutinized unfairly.” Some of their reasoning’s include:
A resident’s desire for independence with the staff’s duty to keep residents safe
Bureaucratic rules burden them with too much paperwork that takes away from patient care
Differing attitudes of individual inspectors can mean wide disparities in how homes are rated
Finding competent staff
Staff is thinly dispersed and nurse’s aides become overwhelmed
Whether these are true or not, advocates who fight for better care in the nations nursing homes say the industry has little reason to gripe. According to the advocates, “the aggravation of inspections and cost of hiring adequate staff pale in comparison to the agony suffered by the people who are abused as well as their families.”
Problems are not confined to the oldest, most battered homes as many people will believe. In fact, one of the lowest ranked homes by the federal government is a Kalamazoo nursing home, Borgress Gardens, a two-year old $17 million facility and among the best are Romeo Nursing Center and Continuing Care, two small, dated building in Macomb County.
When an elderly person moves into a nursing home, the family places a tremendous amount of trust in the facility and its staff. When a patient is injured or dies due to improper treatment and neglect, the person or his or her family should explore taking action against the facility.
Compare Michigan Nursing Homes
To compare nursing homes in Michigan, The Free Press has compiled a database on Michigan’s 427 licensed nursing homes. Visit freep.com/nursing homes to search nursing homes and compare them by ranking and rating, for example.
Michigan Nursing Home Neglect Lawsuits
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