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The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has oversight responsibility for 18,000 nursing homes in the U.S. receiving state or federal support (read money). However, CMS is doing a bad job of punishing those facilities which are providing substandard and negligent care. According to a report issued by the Department of Health and Human…

The chances of getting HIV or hepatitis C from donated blood have been all but eliminated thanks to sophisticated screening. However, there are still plenty of risks. Scientists recently discovered that certain antibodies in the blood of women who have ever been pregnant can cause a reaction known as transfusion-related acute lung injury or TRALI.…

Did you know that Virginia ranked 9th in the United States in 2005 for the most registered sex offenders residing in nursing homes? Not a statistic of which to be proud! How can we place our physically and mentally declining loved one in a facility where they are susceptible to sexual predators? According to a…

As I approach the half-century mark in age, I am well aware of the recommendations for a colonoscopy screening made by most medical professionals. The upside is tremendous! Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. During colonoscopy, precancerous polyps can be removed and biopsies can be done on tissue…

Did you know your local hospital can charge you $10 for a Tylenol? We have often discussed on this blog, some of the inconsistencies in hospital rates. For example, if you have Blue Cross insurance, they may have a contract with the hospital that says they will only pay $7 for the Tylenol. Medicare (which…

A few weeks back I wrote a short article [LET’S PUT MORE NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS AND OWNERS IN JAIL]about putting the bad nursing home administrator’s in jail. That article brought me a scathing email from an administrator from the mid-west telling me my suggestion was outrageous! Maybe so, but look at what is happening in…

Well, for once I mean this. Thank God I don’t live in California. The LA Times published an article today, that reflects insurance companies are refusing to insure some professions. Professional athletes, firefighters, roofers, etc…http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-reject8jan08,0,5668276.story?coll=la-home-headlinesAre you kidding? Is there not a public policy in making sure our firefighters and law enforcement officers have great insurance.…

Outbreaks of the norovirus continue to spread in U. S. nursing homes. The gastrointestinal disease has already spread throughout Wisconsin with 534 food-borne cases and 215 non-food related cases. The disease has caused at least one death. Read the report here. A nursing home in Tacoma, Washington reports that one-third of its residents have been…

I was shocked to learn the American Red Cross is facing another heavy fine over blood-safety violations. This most recent development brings the penalties levied against the organization to more than $15 million over the last few years. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) fined the organization $4.2 million in September for continuing to violate…