Posted Monday March 8, 2010 4 months, 3 weeks ago
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indianapolis Star has found that many of Indiana's nursing homes employ fewer critical staff members than are needed to care for their often frail residents.
The newspaper found that staffing levels are particularly low at the state's large number of for-profit nursing homes. The Star also found that those for-profit nursing homes dominate the ranks of Indiana's most poorly performing homes.
The newspaper reviewed thousands of pages of nursing home documents and analyzed data compiled by regulators and provided by the industry. Its investigation found a system that tolerates nursing homes that skimp on quality to maintain profits.
It found that pay and benefits are low, especially in for-profit homes, for the grueling work of caring for elderly and frail residents.
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