Elder Law

Illinois Nursing Home Nearly Lost Medicare Participation For Poor Resident Care

By Levin & Perconti

An Illinois nursing home in Alton?the Eunice C. Smith Nursing Home?was on the cusp of losing all federal payments following repeated examples of bad nursing home care.

The Telegraph reported on the news last week. According to the story the facility was first at risk for losing its ability to participate in the federal Medicare program after it failed a site visit last September. Both Illinois and federal investigators determined that the quality of care being provided by the nursing home was inadequate. The facility was given a set amount of time to correct the problems. However, a second visit to the site in December revealed that many problems persisted.

At that point, the facility was given only two months to comply, with failure to result in loss of Medicare participation?a virtual requirement for any successful nursing home. The investigators were specifically concerned with the facility?s treatment and prevention of pressure sores as well as its daily activities for dependent residents.

Full post as published by Illinois Nursing Home Abuse Blog on February 21, 2011 (boomark / email).