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H1 tags : 15 Falsehoods Told By Nursing Facilities | |
H2 tags : Falsehood #1: “We can’t admit John unless John Jr. signs as a ‘Responsible Party.’”; Falsehood #2: “The nursing staff will determine the care that John will receive.”; Falsehood #3: “John can’t receive Medicare reimbursement because we have determined that he needs custodial care only.”; Falsehood #4: “We can’t give John therapy services because he isn’t making progress.”; Falsehood #5: “We can’t give John therapy services because his Medicare reimbursement has expired, and Medicaid doesn’t pay for therapy.”; Falsehood #6: “Because John is no longer eligible for Medicare reimbursement, he must leave his Medicare-certified bed.”; Falsehood #7: “John must be tied into his chair so that he doesn’t wander away from the facility.”; Falsehood #8: “John has to wake up at 6:00 a.m. because we don’t have enough nurse aides to accommodate individual schedules.”; Falsehood #9: “We must insert a feeding tube into John because he is not finishing his meals during mealtime.”; Falsehood #10: “John’s children can visit only during visiting hours.”; Falsehood #11: “We don’t have to readmit John from the hospital because his bedhold period has expired.”; Falsehood #12: “John must pay any amount set by the facility for ‘extra’ charges.”; Falsehood #13: “We have no available space in which residents or family members could meet.”; Falsehood #14: “John must leave the facility because he is a difficult resident.”; Falsehood #15: “John must leave the facility because he is refusing medical treatment.” |
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