Chelsea Jewish Nursing Home: plans for unit specifically for elderl gay and lesbian residents

March 30, 2008

There is a nice article in Nurse.com that profiles issues face by elderly gay and lesbian nursing home residents including outreach efforts by Boston Senior Home Care. Here is an excerpt of the article:

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Three Massachusetts nursing homes on federal watch list

February 28, 2008

According to a Boston Globe report three Massachusetts nursing homes are on a federal watch list of problem facilities. The three in MA include:

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Piety Corner Nursing Home (Waltham, MA) put on watch list

February 28, 2008

Federal regulators have put Piety Corner Nursing Home on a watch list of 131 nursing homes nationwide that have had serious problems with patient care. Here is an an article in The Daily News Tribune detailing problems at the facility:

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Sun Healthcare Group buys 4 Massachusetts nursing homes (401 beds total)

February 28, 2008

According to a published report, Sun Healthcare Group Inc., of Albuquerque, NM, doing business as Harborside Massachusetts LP, purchased four skilled-nursing facilities from Nationwide Health Properties Inc., of Newport, CA, for $20.6 million. The properties totaled 120,142 square feet with a combined total of 401 beds. The sale was equivalent to approximately $51,372 per bed [...]

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New Boston Nursing Home sold, renamed

March 2, 2007

The Berkshire Eagle reports that the New Boston Nursing Home facility in western Massachusetts was sold for $525,000 (or about $9,500 per bed). The new owners renamed the facility Berkshire Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center and plan to invest $500,000 in upgrades. Here is the full text of the article:

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Consumer Reports on nursing homes

March 2, 2007

The publication Consumer Reports maintains a useful site with information on nursing home selection. They also maintain a state-by-state report nursing homes to avoid and nursing homes to consider using their own Nursing Home Quality Monitor. The main site can be found here and the Massachusetts listings can be found here.
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Improper doctor billing for nursing home visits alleged

March 2, 2007

The OCULAR SURGERY NEWS reports on a case in which a doctor was alleged to have made false claims to Medicare and Medicaid for office and nursing home visits performed by a nurse practitioner without proper supervision. Interestingly, the case was reported to authorities by a whistle blower who was able to keep $50,000 [...]

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Governor Winthrop Nursing Home: AG Takeover

December 28, 2006

Attorney General Tom Reilly obtained an emergency court order to take over the 91-bed  Governor Winthrop Nursing Home over allegations that it failed obtain adequate supervision of its 60 residents over the holidays.  According to the AG’s press release the facility did not have a director of nursing, a nurse manager, or a nurse unit [...]

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Falmouth Harborside Healthcare alleged abuse incident; quality of care issues

October 31, 2006

The Cape Cod Times reports that two nurse’s aides were fired from Harborside Healthcare in Falmouth after one allegedly bruised a resident’s hand and the other twisted the neck of the same patient’s stuffed animal.  State DPH officials had previously sited the 120 bed facility with deficient care issues in September 2006.

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Senior housing: the risk of rent increases

October 29, 2006

One issue to consider when you are evaluating senior housing options is the risk that annual increases in rent will outpace increases in income, leaving seniors in a bind. For independent living facilities or assisted living facilities, there are often no legal restrictions on how much rent can be increased from year-to-year. If you are [...]

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