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 ARTICLE WARNS FAMILIES TO TAKE SPECIAL CARE
IN SELECTING HOME FOR ELDERLY LOVED ONE
  Too Much, Too Soon Halts Assisted-Living Boom
SEE ARCHIVES
The New York Times
May 28, 2000, Sunday, Late Edition -
"The industry is generally not opposed
to regulation (it is easier to market
government-certified homes),
but it prefers to have it imposed by state
lawmakers, who are easier to lobby."
Further the article states:
"But for now, families may want to
exercise an extra measure of caution when
choosing a home. "The intense pressure to show
profit margins created enormous
pressures to keep staffing to a minimum,'
Mr. Redfoot said. "You want to make
sure that the place is adequately staffed."
 CBS NEWS
Tracking Abuse In Nursing Homes
Many Homes Cited For Serious Violations
One Woman Accused Caretaker Of Abuse
THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST
INFORMATIVE ARTICLES WE HAVE
FOUND
READ!
Six Easy Steps To Obtain Quality Care For Your Loved One In A Nursing Home
BY SANDRA KETTERMAN
READ THIS
NEED FOR POWER OF ATTORNEY
NURSING HOME WILL NOT RELEASE MOTHER
FROM NURSING HOME
Baby Boomers -- An Alert
About Medicaid and Your Parents!
Social workers, employed by the government,
can legally place your elderly parent
in a nursing home without first notifying you
and without your parent's permission!
TaxPac USA
THIS MONTH'S FEATURED ARTICLE
"DRUGGING GRANNY"
AN INCREDIBLE STORY OF GOVERNMENT'S
ABUSE OF Taxpac's IRENE WILLIAMS
AND THE ONGOING BATTLE TO
OVERCOME INJUSTICE!
A MUST READ!
ADVOCACY ALERT
READ THIS
(Many good articles are on
this site)
Some advocates have
a strong feeling towards
nursing home reform.
Larry is one of those.
Reform of Nursing Home Care in the Commonwealth of Virginia
A Call to Arms
for NH Improved Care and Greater Accountability
by Larry W. Bryant
ADVOCACY TIPS
REMEMBER THAT EXOGENOUS FACTORS
INFLUENCE QUALITY OF CARE IN NURSING HOMES
THESE INCLUDE
AVAILABILITY OF BEDS,
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AND FINANCIAL HEALTH
OF THE PARENT COMPANY WHO OWNS THE NURSING HOME
"INSTITUTIONAL AGEISM"
INCLUDE
THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF ENFORCED PASSIVITY
SUCH AS FORCED DEPENDENCY
AND ROLE RESTRICTION AND POVERTY
EXAMPLES OF CONTROLLING AND COMPELLING DEMANDS
PLACED ON THE ELDERLY IN INSTITUTIONS
WHETHER THEY ARE MENTALLY COMPETENT OR NOT
THE COMMON PRACTICE OF NO BED-SIDE TELEPHONES
A SCHEDULE OF PLANNED ACTIVITIES THAT SUIT THE STAFF
BUT DOES NOT CONSIDER THE PREFERENCE OF INDIVIDUALS
INTENTIONALLY PLANNED LACK OF PRIVACY
ALERT
THESE CONDITIONS, ARE OFTEN
TAKEN FOR GRANTED BY THE FAMILY.
AND
ABUSE BEGETS ABUSE
CLIENTS ABUSE STAFF AND STAFF ABUSE CLIENTS
THOUGHTS FROM
JOURNAL OF ELDER ABUSE AND NEGLECT
Vol 8(1) 1996
Article by Marjorie F. Bendick, DNSc
Sand Diego, CA
pg. 101
The Haworth Press, Inc. 1996
NEWS UPDATES
Dealing with nursing homes
requires research, vigilance
LOS GATOS WEEKLY
6-2-99
By Rita Baum
INFORMED CITIZENS AND
EFFECTIVE LONG TERM CARE REFORM:
A CALL FOR LEADERSHIP
American Society on Aging
http://www.info@asa.asaging.org
833 Market St., Suite 511
San Francisco, CA 94103
GETTING SERIOUS ABOUT QUALITY OF LIFE
IN NURSING HOMES
WHAT IS HCFA?
ADVOCACY TIP
READ, RESEARCH AND UNDERSTAND
THE NURSING HOME CONTRACT
NURSING HOME CONTRACTS
RESEARCH THE ISSUES
Medical Care Law
by Edward P. Richards, J.D., M.P.H.,
and Katharine C. Rathbun, M.D., M.P.H.,
Aspen Publishers, Inc., 1999.
RESEARCH THE MEDICATIONS
Consult a Neurologist if nursing home
suggests putting resident on any
psychotropics....DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH
AND BE WELL-INFORMED AND ASK QUESTIONS
Nursing Homes Should Re-Think Sedative Use
MY PERSONAL HIT LIST
Of Potentially Dangerous Drugs for the Elderly
http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~drstall/hitlist.html
Compiled by Robert S. Stall, M.D.--Internist/Geriatrician
PHYSICIANS' DESK REFERENCE (R)
Side Effect Report for:
MYHITLIST 961002 HOMEPAGE
http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~drstall/hitlsts1.txt
PHYSICIANS' DESK REFERENCE (R)
Interaction Report for:
MYHITLIST 961002 HOMEPAGE
http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~drstall/hitlsts1.txt
PHYSICIANS' DESK REFERENCE (R)
Side Effect Report for:
MYHITLIST 961002 HOMEPAGE
October 02, 1996
http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~drstall/hitlsts2.txt
FALLS
NURSING HOMES MAY BE LIABLE FOR FALLS
Before the Fall
New research shows that
many nursing-home accidents could be prevented
By Randy Stearns
ABCNEWS.com
NUTRITION
HCFA Nutrition Care Of the Older Adult
MALNUTRITION
In The News
Malnutrition widespread in nation's nursing homes
40 percent of residnets eating poorly, researchers say
PAIN MANAGEMENT
One Quarter Of Elderly With Cancer
Given No Pain Medication
"Daily pain among elderly nursing home residents
with cancer is widespread and often untreated,
especially among older and minority patients,
according to a new five-state study."
RESTRAINTS
Health Facilities Division Brochures
"Restraints Have Risks, Make the Right Choice"
(Colorado)
RESTRAINTS
Policy & Procedure--Restraint-Free
Environment In the Nursing Home
Courtesy of Schofield Residence,
Kenmore, NY (Posted 6/16/96)
Robert S. Stall, M.D., Medical Director
http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~drstall/restrain.html
TUBE FEEDINGS
ALZHEIMER.COM
Tube Feedings Do Not Benefit Dementia Patients
Geriatric Nursing Online
March/April 1999 • Volume 20 • Number 2
Dysphagia Among Nursing Home Residents
Jeanie Kayser-Jones, RN, PhD, FAAN
Kathryn Pengilly, MA
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Federal edict seeks home care for many disabled
White House orders states to comply with Supreme Court ruling
FROM SPOKANE.NET
Robert Pear - New York Times
INCIDENCE REPORTING
A HELPFUL FORM TO US
WHEN REPORTING INCIDENTS OF ABUSE
AND NEGLECT IN NURSING HOMES
USED BY NURSING HOMES
INCIDENCE REPORTING
CALL 911
See "Saving Grace"
Web Page
ADVOCACY THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
AND READ THE ARTICLE
911
CHOOSING THE NURSING HOME
"DO YOUR HOMEWORK!"
CHECK OUT STATE ASSESSMENTS, PAST AND PRESENT
Choosing a good nursing home
for your loved one requires research,
scrutiny and meditation
before the family and the elderly person
make such a crucial decision.
For the elderly loved one to gain maximum benefit,
more criteria
than proximity to family and availability of beds,
need to be assessed.
The following information
will help guide you through
this often very difficult process.
Remember
it is okay to be "choosy"
as this will be the daily environment
and new "home" away from "home"
to your loved one and for many,
their final residency on this earth.
Make it as good a choice as can possibly be,
one that will respect the elder with dignity and grace.
RESEARCH SITES WHERE ASSESSMENT INFORMATION
BOTH PAST AND PRESENT CAN BE FOUND
Don't forget this crucial step!
*NURSING HOME ACCREDITATION COMMISSION
CCAC ONLINE
Standards of Excellence PDF Format
*STATE LONG-TERM CARE PROFILE REPORT
QUALITY CHECK
This is a new service offered
by the Joint Commission
on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations,
the nation's leading healthcare quality evaluator.
REGULATORY COMPLIANCE SOURCE
Custom Reports
Customized Report
that provides a summary of nursing facilities
citation history(Oscar 3 and 4).
REASEARCH AND DATA
The Nursing Facility Sourcebook
How to Choose an Alzheimer's Assisted Living Facility
EXCELLENT RESOURCE
SENIOR CARE RESOURCES
Nursing Home
Reporter
The Truth About
Nursing Homes
Excerpts from
"The Inside Guide to America’s Nursing Homes,"
Warner Books
NursingHomeReports.com
RESOURCES
Helping Americans make intelligent, informed nursing home decisions
CHOOSING A NURSING HOME
ARKANSAS
Medicare Fraud and And Abuse Division
CALIFORNIA CHALLENGE TO HCFA AND CONGRESS
California challenges the President, Congress
and HCFA to provide
neccessary legislation and funding
to protect the frail elderly in nursing homes.
RESEARCH THE CORPORATION
FOR EXAMPLE:
NEWS UPDATE
FROM
ILA SWAN
NURSING HOME ADVOCATE
The Ten Worst Corporations of 1999
By Russell Mokhiber and Robert Weissman
Guardian Postacute: Maggots everywhere
"After learning that of Guardian Postacute Services Inc.,
a San Francisco
Bay area nursing home chain,
had permitted dirty feeding tubes to be
installed into patients
who then became infested with maggots, had
permitted patients to lie for
extended periods in their urine and feces,
and had failed to take strong action
against an employee who sexually
abused patients,
Santa Clara County Deputy District Attorney Randy Hey has
filed criminal charges against Guardian."
THE FOLLOWING IS A SITE SENT TO ME
THAT PERSONS COULD USE TO KEEP UPDATED ON NEWSTORIES
ON ELDERLY ISSUES, CORPORATIONS, LAWS, ETC.
WAKE UP NEWS
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HELP YOUR AGING LOVED ONE PLAN AHEAD
 FULLY ALIVE
A Life Refresher Course for the
Second Half of Your Life
Resources Price List
KNOW THE LAWS OF YOUR STATE
AND FEDERAL LAWS PERTAINING TO
NURSING HOMES AND MEDICARE/MEDICAID
GUARDIANSHIP AND ELDERLY ABUSE, NEGLECT AND
EXPLOITATION
The following sites will help you learn
about the regulation of nursing homes.
GPO ACCESS
Keeping Americans Informed Electronically
READ ABOUT ISSUES IN LONG TERM CARE
ANNALS OF LONG TERM CARE
CARE 4 ELDERS
LONG TERM CARE FOR OLDER ADULTS
National Nursing Research Agenda
Developing Knowledge for Practice:
Challenges and Opportunities
NATIONAL
INSTITUTE OF
NURSING
RESEARCH
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