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Nursing Homes Failing

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OIG: Nursing homes provide 'criminally poor care,' fail on care plans

A new report from the Office of Inspector General accuses skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) of misusing their Medicare payments, since more than one-third of SNFs don't fulfill—or even create—the care plans required for their residents.
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JAMA: Delayed hospice transitions undermine palliative care services

            February 19, 2013      Pamela Tabar, Senior Editor     
 
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In a new JAMA study, researchers question aggressive medical treatments that may keep terminally ill patients in acute care or skilled nursing instead of referring them to hospice care.

New strains of MRSA found in nursing homes

            February 15, 2013      Sandra Hoban, Managing Editor     
 
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Nursing homes have become breeding grounds for community-assisted MRSA,  a new strain of bacterial infection that can be contracted by residents, their visitors  and employees.

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