Nursing Home Oversight

10/09/2021

Thank you Three Wishes for Ruby's Residents for always reminding us of the power we each have to put a smile on the faces of nursing home residents!

10/05/2021

Your loved one's facility is responsible for protecting them from abuse, not only from staff but also from fellow residents.

Concerned about your loved one's treatment in a nursing home? Contact us!

Under state law, all residents’ safety must be protected

10/03/2021

The past year and a half of the COVID-19 pandemic has been hard on so many people, especially nursing home residents have been adverse. We share Michelle's wish that the year to come will give us the opportunity to hug and kiss our friends and family in nursing homes.

For more information about regulations regarding visits, see our video from a few months ago, which contains a lot of relevant tips: https://www.facebook.com/NursingHomeOversight/videos/914150496089721

10/03/2021

It's ! We truly have so much to learn from each other.

09/25/2021

Get up and have a good day!

Thanks to the Old G**s for this inspiration.

09/23/2021

"We get calls in my office from people who've said, 'I've just called 27 places. Help me!'"

Nursing homes are facing staffing shortages and limiting admissions, affecting existing and potential patients alike.

Vaccines helped alleviate COVID cases and deaths, but now long-term care facilities face a new crisis: severe staffing shortages as nursing homes struggle to replace workers who leave.

09/15/2021

Your trust is important to us. Here's why we're worthy of it.

09/12/2021

If you are concerned about a loved one in a nursing facility, we are here to help. Here's how.

09/11/2021

Advocates and industry groups are weighing in on a new proposal in Pennsylvania to require 4.1 hours/day of direct care for nursing home residents. I think you can guess what side of this debate we come down on!

“There is no question that 2.7 hours of direct care is not enough, and we urge the department to stand firmly behind their proposed shift to 4.1 hours per resident per day,” the two advocacy groups said.

Advocates say more staffing is desperately needed. But nursing home executives say Medicaid rates won't support it.

09/06/2021

It's so refreshing to see people sharing their positive experiences with aging.

“They’re showing that anybody can do these things, that you don’t have to be afraid of aging. The 20 and 30 somethings don’t often think about that...The authenticity that we’re seeing in some of these older influencers is really refreshing.”

NEW YORK (AP) — Joan MacDonald’s health was in shambles at age 71. She was overweight and on numerous medications with high cholesterol, rising blood pressure and kidney trouble. Her daughter, a fitness coach, warned that she'd wind up an invalid if she didn't turn things around.

08/31/2021

Preventing damage from happening is the entire reason we started Nursing Home Oversight. Let us help you catch nursing home neglect or abuse before permanent damage is done.