Dumped: Nursing Home Evictions a Reality for Some Poor Patients | NBC Left Field

Every year, thousands of Americans are evicted from nursing homes or discharged against their wishes-sometimes illegally because they’re low-income and on state assistance like Medicaid. In 2017, long-term care ombudsmen received 10,610 complaints about discharges and transfers, up from 9,192 in 2015. In certain situations, it is perfectly legal for a nursing home to ask someone to leave: for example, if a patient’s health has improved. But even the federal government acknowledged in a 2017 memo that some nursing homes are manipulating the rules, pushing out low-income elderly and disabled people on Medicaid to make room for more lucrative patients.
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[@nancytc1]

One of the richest countries in the world and we turn on our sick and seniors. Awful, Awful, Awful!

[@perezm714]

$9 F#$king thousand a month!?!?! What the hell do they feed their patients.. Gold?!

[@zizzazzy]

This is heartbreaking, and just greedy on the "system's" part. We need so much change in this country! Smdh..

[@cmonster6]

Hospitals do this on a daily basis.wheel you to the property line and out you go. despicable

[@msoda8516]

More reasons while we need national healthcare

[@estelaa.6737]

And with the rent increasing, more homeless, yet people just dismiss most as mentally ill or addicts - how are any of these reasons ok? These people are our elderly - we need to care for them -

[@Lilac914]

Poor people.. guess what, they are not just blind, deaf, demented, disabled people. They used to be vibrant, productive, essential members of society. You know what that means? The folks who are young right now - you and me - can expect to be in their position not too far down the road.

[@amandaalcox7443]

Health care in America should be free from cradle to grave !

[@kcdc916]

Sweet Jesus this is so wrong oh god

[@nazzme6181]

Ah yes...Once again, Corporations. When I began my nursing career, I only accepted the most difficult cases because nobody wanted to. Word got out and my 2nd year of working, I had an waiting list of 85 ppl. 3rd year it went to a stunning 300+ ppl waiting. I would feel horrible that I couldn't help them all. I started to work 1 week or so in ppls homes, just to set the standards and levels of care families came to know of my work. It worked, with a few hiccups, but I was happy that at least 52 ppl got great care and nurses got great technical knowledge to make life easy for all without giving up ANY quality. I would always stop by after my shift and visit up to 3 homes, just to make sure standards were met and kept. Supervisors would ask me "why?", Its really simple..these are human beings and deserved the quality of those with 5 star insurance. And yes, I pissed off a lot of ppl, but 🤷‍♂️ They've given me awards and such, my sis would always pick them up and say a few words, after all, I was too busy and too shy to accept them myself. I've never told this story before, just close friends and family knew. Whether you have 10 cents or 10 million, everyone should be treated to top quality care, PERIOD!!! I felt such rage watching this, but was slightly comforted by the smiles that some of the patients had. Gosh...I've never ranted like this before, apologies for my long wind! Wishing all folks reading an Happy and Safe Holiday to you and yours!💝

[@mikewalker6208]

This is a disturbing trend & a direct result of lack of individual state funding of nursing homes. This problem needs to be solved before the rest of us boomers get to our 70’s & 80’s. Legislators! Are you listening?

[@luccicapone89]

I would never put my parents in a nursing home. NEVER. I would work 100x's as hard thru life to make sure I never hear my mother tell me "I don't want to be a burden."

[@sistahlamb]

Corporate greed is fueling a lot of this. Most hospitals and nursing homes are owned by corporations, all they care about is maximizing profits at the expense of their patients and staff. I think any nursing home that dumps a disabled person at a homeless shelter is sorry as hell. Homeless shelters are not equipped to care for people who are handicapped, need doctor visits and medications every day, etc. I hope this doesn’t one day happen to me or my family.

[@allysonalvarado3017]

If a patient is a problem (constantly getting up and falling, rude, threatening to call state) the nursing home will try to legally get rid of you as soon as possible. The nurses are are already over whelmed, when these patients are falling and causing problems the administration will try to get rid of them.

[@CrystalMouse1]

I’m disabled now and I used to be a CNA at a nursing home. I’m greatly grieved by this dilemma. I think the cause is our country’s hiking up costs of everything. Nursing homes are ridiculously expensive and yet aids are run to the bone. Also, the elderly and severely disabled need places to go. Personally, I won’t be a vegetable. I’ll do assisted suicide if it gets to the level of not being able to know my loved ones. That’s my personal decision based on my own chronic disability and what I saw when I was working. I don’t think these facilities are any way to live. Not going out in nature, not being free. But are we really free in America? Just ask any tribal member that

[@millymousekavitch1788]

We live in Canada, where healthcare is free. However, seniors are expected to pay $1000's in extended care. I choose to move back home and be a caretaker for both parents. I don't think I could live myself if I knew they could possibly become evicted from a home. I am able to do this due to the fact my parents have an awesome pension. I wish people understood how much this effects every part of the community. How can corporations leave the elderly in destitute? Shame!

[@bnhyg150]

So much for being the best country in the world.

[@joeysilva8091]

Many older folks lost everything during the crash of 2008. So the government released the stimulus package & the receivers went laughing to the bank...

[@MzClementine]

Please... do not stick your family members in homes...

[@canadianmum2040]

My heart breaks as I’ve experienced this in my own life and it’s one of the very most awful stressful sad and mentally&physically taxing things to go through in this life.