Pennsylvania nursing homes get a failing grade from a national watchdog advocacy organization for long-term care.
Families for Better Care, a Texas-primarily based now not-for-profit citizen advocacy organization, issued a document card this week based on 8 measures from federal government statistics, along with the number of issues determined at some point of government inspections, staffing tiers, and the number of proven complaints.
Pennsylvania acquired an F and ranked forty-sixth among the various states, down from thirty-second in 2014, the ultimate year the Families for Better Care released a report card. Pennsylvania received a D in 2014.
Northumberland County Area Agency on Aging Administrator Karen Leonovich did not have a specific comment on this survey. However, clients need to pay attention to inspection records.
“As a nearby Area Agency on Aging, our corporation gets everyday inquiries regarding nursing home care in our region,” she stated. “We recommend callers check nursing home inspection consequences on the PA Department of Health’s website. We also encourage older adults and their households to go to the local nursing homes to view the centers and speak with the team of workers. The local Ombudsman is available to reply to questions about the rights and responsibilities of nursing domestic residents. State Rep. Lynda Schlegel Culver, R-108, said she spoke briefly this week with the county representative. Kathy RapR-sixty-fiveive, the chair of the House fitness committee, about the report.
“The fitness committee will be reviewing it,” stated Culver. “It is alarming, and the situation far exceeds it. If that report is real, we want to figure out why that is and how to fix it.”
The older generation is critical, stated Culver.
