Health Care Reform Includes $400M to Prevent Nursing Home Abuse
March 26th, 2010
The new health care reform package signed by President Barack Obama includes the Elder Justice Act and the Patient Safety Abuse Prevention Act, which will provide $400 million in federal funding to prevent nursing home abuse and neglect, as well as financial exploitation of seniors. It is the first time there has been dedicated funding for nursing home neglect prevention.
The Patient Safety Abuse Prevention Act will create a national nursing home employee background check database, to ensure that abusive nursing home workers do not find employment in other facilities. The new legislation creates the Elder Justice Coordinating Council, which will work with the Secretary of Health and Human Services to coordinate adult protective services on the federal, state and local level.
In addition to abuse prevention, the acts include provisions on nursing home transparency, which will require disclosure by anyone who owns more than 5% interest in a nursing facility.
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