A message from Gary J. Wojtan, Attorney at Law

A rate adjustment by Medicare will cut an estimated $16 billion in funding for nursing homes over the next ten years. This was just instituted by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. This is on top of extensive state-level cuts that have already sent the nursing home industry reeling.

Any person requiring nursing home care should be able to enter any nursing home and receive appropriate care, be treated with courtesy and enjoy continued civil and legal rights. This article describes your rights and the responsibilities nursing homes have for ensuring those rights.