Jim Miller, “Savvy Senior” Columnist, Tells a Reader How to Choose a Quality Nursing Home During a Pandemic
We frequently find ourselves checking out a website called the Savvy Senior for news articles and other helpful tidbits aimed at retirees and their families. The creator of that site, Jim Miller, is a senior advocate and also a newspaper columnist who answers readers’...
I want to live in a nursing home, said no one ever.
Is living in a nursing home on your bucket list?
Is it on your top-ten list of places to visit before you die?
Probably not.
No one is dying to move into a nursing home. You probably don’t...
Is Your Loved One’s Nursing Home Safe? Here’s How to Evaluate Its Disaster Plan and Safety Inspection Records
When a loved one moves into a nursing home, his or her family typically has a flood of questions and concerns on their minds. Chances are that the biggest single concern is, “Will my mom or my dad be safe?” There’s more to resident safety than maintaining an adequate number...
Budget Cuts, Strict Regulations Keep Many “Trapped” in Nursing Homes
A just-published investigation in the New York Times revealed a startling and disturbing fact. Of the estimated 1.4 million Americans living in nursing homes, many could thrive living elsewhere with some basic home help, but are unwillingly confined to the institutions where...
Nearly 40 percent of all nursing home residents in America receive below average care or worse
About 1.3 million Americans receive care each day in nursing homes certified by either Medicare or Medicaid or both according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. Low staffing levels, inadequate oversight and documented hazards are just some of the reasons for substandard...