“Abusive Unlicensed Care Homes Are ‘Hidden In Plain Sight’ In America, Researcher Says”

Abusive Unlicensed Care Homes Are ‘Hidden In Plain Sight’ In America, Researcher Says,” by Robin Seaton Jefferson, Forbes

“After completing a year-long study on unlicensed care homes in the United States, researchers are recommending among other things further investigation, more oversight and new ways to locate homes where they say ‘egregious crimes’ are being committed against the elderly, disabled and mentally ill. The independent, non-profit research firm, RTI International, completed the exploratory study and report for the Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) following reports by media, first responders, family and others that situations of abuse and neglect were occurring in unlicensed care homes in America.”

LTC Comment (from Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform):

Medicaid pushed LTC recipients out of nursing homes into “care homes” without regulating quality or compensating caregivers adequately. This long overdue expose’ reveals how awful the consequences can be.

Abusive Unlicensed Care Homes Are ‘Hidden In Plain Sight’ In America, Researcher Says

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