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23 Jun

Posted at 11:10h in Geriatrics, Long Term Care
[caption id="attachment_74440" align="aligncenter" width="500"]financial-exploitation-long-term-care.jpg Pexels[/caption] Warning Signs of Financial Exploitation in Akron Nursing Homes

Akron has long been a community where families take pride in supporting and protecting one another, especially when aging loved ones require long-term care. As more residents turn to nursing homes and assisted living facilities for daily assistance, families place a great deal of trust in caregivers, administrators, and staff members to safeguard not only a resident's health and well-being but also their personal affairs. While many facilities provide compassionate care, concerns can arise when unusual financial activity surfaces without a clear explanation.

Financial exploitation in long-term care settings is often difficult to detect because it can develop quietly over time. Small irregularities may appear insignificant on their own, yet together they can point to a larger pattern of misconduct. Recognizing these warning signs early can help families protect vulnerable relatives and prevent further losses. When questions arise about missing funds, unauthorized transactions, or financial manipulation, an Akron nursing home abuse lawyer can help evaluate the situation and determine which legal options may be available.

07 May

Posted at 12:30h in Legal-Malpractice, Nursing Homes
[caption id="attachment_73610" align="aligncenter" width="500"]Tracking Nursing Home Abuse Pexels[/caption]

A look at the landmark reports, federal reforms, and persistent measurement gaps that have shaped how the United States counts abuse in long-term care.

In 1986, the Institute of Medicine (now the National Academy of Medicine) published a study that would reshape American long-term care policy for a generation. Commissioned by Congress, "Improving the Quality of Care in Nursing Homes" concluded that quality of care and quality of life in many U.S. nursing homes were not satisfactory and that abuse and neglect were common in facilities receiving Medicare and Medicaid funds. That report led directly to the 1987 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, which contained the Federal Nursing Home Reform Act, the most significant overhaul of nursing home regulation since the creation of Medicare itself in 1965. Forty years on, the historical data tells a more complicated story than a clean before-and-after. The reforms changed what facilities are required to do. They also changed what gets measured, how it gets measured, and what we now know is being missed.