Nursing Homes : Efforts to Strengthen Federal Enforcement Have Not Deterred Some Homes for Repeatedly Harming Residents

Previous reports on nursing homes (NH) concluded that enforce. actions, known as sanctions, were ineffective in encouraging NH to maintain compliance with fed. quality require.; & sanctions were often rescinded before being implemented because NH had a grace period to correct deficiencies. In response, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) Serv. began requiring immediate sanctions for NH that repeatedly harmed residents. Using enforcement & deficiency data, this report: analyzed fed. sanctions from FY 2000 through 2005 against 63 NH previously reviewed; & assessed CMS¿s overall mgmt. of enforcement. The 63 NH had a history of harming residents & were located in 4 states that account for about 22% of NH nationwide. Tables.Allen, Kathryn G. is the author of 'Nursing Homes : Efforts to Strengthen Federal Enforcement Have Not Deterred Some Homes for Repeatedly Harming Residents', published 2007 under ISBN 9781422317228 and ISBN 1422317226.