New report blasts nursing home citations, rate of abuse tags
03/21/24 at 03:00 AM
New report blasts nursing home citations, rate of abuse tags
McKnights Long-Term Care News, by Josh Henreckson; 3/20/24
An organization dedicated to helping seniors find care issued a report Tuesday raising alarm about the number of nursing home abuse citations in 2023, but senior care leaders say a more punitive approach to surveys is actually hurting residents and their facilities. The SeniorLiving.org report used last year’s Medicare data to highlight that nursing homes received nearly 95,000 health citations during that time frame. Of that number, nearly 7,700 — or approximately 8% — were citations for abuse, neglect or exploitation.