The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, HSS, did a study of nursing home complaint investigations and found some alarming facts and inadequacies. State agencies that are monitored by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services should meet federal standards and go by a binding state operations manual, but unfortunately a high percentage in Connecticut are not up to par.<\/p>\n
The HHS found 33 percent of immediate jeopardy complaints in Connecticut were not investigated within the mandate of two working days. And 26 percent of actual harm complaints were not followed up within the mandate of 10 working days. When nursing home facilities fail their duties to the elderly and those that have valid complaints, a nursing home abuse lawyer can counsel on how to ensure an elderly person\u2019s rights are upheld.<\/p>\n
In the study, immediate jeopardy complaints were the most significant. These complaints were shown to cause serious injury, harm, impairment (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, HSS, did a study of nursing home complaint investigations and found some alarming facts and inadequacies. State agencies that are monitored by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services should meet federal…<\/span><\/p>\n