Negative Factors Hurting Nursing Home Care - Beverly Enterprises 3. May Be Losing Focus - Miami University 4. Damaged Pumping Chamber Initiates Heart Failure - Univ. The bad news is that the amounts being paid don't match the true costs of the care being provided. Low wages and a labor shortage among care givers, a punitive regulatory environment, and unreasonable litigation create pressures that detract from our ability to care for the elderly.
Government says it's adequate, but nursing homes say it's inadequate.
No one really knows what the right amount should be, but instead of worrying about quality of care, nursing homes are trying to figure out how to maximize reimbursement. This has resulted in sicker patients being treated in long term care facilities, which is forcing these facilities to manage costs more effectively. In the future, the need to control expenses will cause the sicker patients to be discharged to their homes rather than nursing homes, therefore increasing costs for home care providers. Researchers at the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, Md., have published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute the results of a study showing that a novel synthetic gene can reverse cancerous cells in mice. The finding opens the door to new therapeutic approaches, most likely in conjunction with existing therapies such as radiation and chemotherapy.