Six weeks after Deborah Zwaschka-Blansfield had the lower half of her left leg amputated, she received some news from the nursing home where she was recovering: Her insurance would no longer pay, and it was time to move on.
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While nursing homes can discharge residents for a limited set of reasons, legal advocates say that home operators sometimes interpret those reasons in unjustified ways. Often, it's because the residents' more lucrative Medicare coverage is ending, which is what Ms. Zwaschka-Blansfield said happened in her case.
Therefore, nursing homes should always look at the benefits of the patients. If all the nursing homes change their eyesight and extend the support of helpless people, many people would benefit.more details click here
