BY FRANK X. MULLEN JR
DECEMBER 12, 2010
In Nevada, it's easier to find out about complaints against a home improvement contractor than it is to look up complaints about nursing homes.
The state's Aging and Disability Services Division opened 661 nursing home cases in the fiscal year that ended in September, with a total of 1,173 complaints investigated within those cases. Complaints regarding allegations of elder abuse are referred to the Elder Protective Service program.
But those complaints, except for the aggregate numbers, aren't public record. Last week, the Aging and Disability Services Division was unable to provide information about the disposition of individual nursing home-related complaints to the Reno Gazette-Journal by press time.
"Hospitals, nursing homes and all health care facilities need to be accountable to the public they serve."
Abridged
SOURCE: RGJ.COM
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