State Officials, Advocates Warn of Improper Nursing Home Discharges
Thursday, August 7th, 2008.
Oakland, CA - Some U.S. nursing homes are pushing out frail and ill residents in an effort to "replac[e] them with shorter-term residents likely to bring more revenue," the Wall Street Journal reports.
Federal law allows nursing homes to evict residents for six reasons: they are healthy enough to return home; they require care not offered at the nursing home; they risk the health of other residents or staff; they endanger the safety of other residents or staff; they do not pay their bills; or the nursing home closes.
However, some state officials and patient advocates say that nursing homes "often go too far, seeking to evict those who are merely inconvenient or too costly," such as residents with dementia or demanding families.
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