Federal Law limits involuntary discharge of nursing home residents
The federal Nursing Home Residents’ Rights Act protects residents against arbitrary, involuntary discharge by specifying only 6 grounds for discharge..And above all, even when one of those 6 bases exists, a nursing home also has the duty to make a safe discharge. A nursing home cannot involuntarily transfer a Medicaid resident unless there is another placement available which is...
Techniques of Behavioral Analysis can be useful in avoiding threatened discharge from a nursing home
If you are the advocate for a loved one in a nursing home, whether that’s your spouse, parent or other person, you might encounter this problem. Your loved one suffers from dementia, confusion, and limited ability to express themselves in a coherent manner. You visit them frequently and you find that the staff are beginning to complain to you that they are developing “behavioral...