Please note that my last post should read: On Friday, September 23, (correction) I will again be Mychal Massie's guest. He will interview me at about 1:06 ET on WDEL 1150 AM in Delaware. You can also listen to it through the internet by clicking here. … [Read more...] about Correction
Talk Radio Appearances This Week
I am scheduled to appear on two talk radio shows this week to talk about Katrina and its effect on nursing homes, specifically about St. Rita's in New Orleans. I will first appear on Mychal Massie's Straight Talk on Right Talk Radio at about 1:18 ET. It streams accross the internet and can be listened to by clicking here and then clicking on channel 1. It will be replayed on subsequent channels on the hour throughout the rest of the day. On Friday, September 23, (correction) I will again … [Read more...] about Talk Radio Appearances This Week
Some Good Katrina News
Here we have a story about clients from a group home for mentally ill men who evacuated themselves after being separated from caregivers: Their odyssey began with the rest of New Orleans' poor. They knew the hurricane was coming but had no cars to make their escape and no place to go anyway. On Aug. 28, the day before the storm hit, the Abstract House caretakers hustled the 16 residents and Campos, a former resident who was visiting for the weekend, into vans headed for the Superdome, … [Read more...] about Some Good Katrina News
Why Did This Happen?
The media is reporting the following: Authorities Wednesday began removing the remains of more than 30 people from a flooded nursing home in a suburban parish. The discovery at St. Rita's Nursing Home in lower St. Bernard Parish came as 25,000 body bags arrived at the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals. (Full story) On Thursday, the official death toll from Hurricane Katrina stood at 294, but that number is expected to rise dramatically. Mortuary teams with refrigerated … [Read more...] about Why Did This Happen?
PPAT Information On Katrina Relief Efforts
I received an e-mail with the following information from PPAT: Private Provider and Family Assistance: 1.) Mr. Chris Tilly, Executive Director of CARSA (Community and Residential Services Association) in Louisiana shared that several thousand providers have evacuated New Orleans, and a number of their group and community homes were destroyed by the hurricane. Housing is the most immediate need, it is estimated that it will take 6-8 months to rebuild or relocate these individuals … [Read more...] about PPAT Information On Katrina Relief Efforts
This Is Horrifying
New Orleans Doctors Plead for Help Sep 01 4:29 PM US/Eastern By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Medical Writer news://newsclip.ap.org/TXJK10309011912@news.ap.org Doctors at two desperately crippled hospitals in New Orleans called The Associated Press Thursday morning pleading for rescue, saying they were nearly out of food and power and had been forced to move patients to higher floors to escape looters. "We have been trying to call the mayor's office, we have been trying to call … [Read more...] about This Is Horrifying
Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts
I just received an e-mail from the Texas Health Care Association. Nursing Homes in East Texas are being asked to take Louisiana residents. Of course, this raises questions about reimbursement for Medicaid residents. According to THCA: Reimbursement for services is an issue that is to be worked out between the two nursing facilities. Also, if you are considering taking in these residents, you will not be allowed to exceed occupancy as allowed by your Texas license. You must … [Read more...] about Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts
Looters Target Nursing Home
This is truly disturbing: Managers at a nursing home were prepared to cope with the power outages and had enough food for days, but then the looting began. The Covenant Home's bus driver surrendered the vehicle to carjackers after being threatened. Bands of people drove by the nursing home, shouting to residents, ``Get out!'' On Wednesday, 80 residents, most of them in wheelchairs, were being evacuated to other nursing homes in the state. ``We had enough food for 10 days,'' said Peggy … [Read more...] about Looters Target Nursing Home
Hurricane Katrina
I haven't found much in the news about how Hurricane Katrina is affecting Nursing Homes. I did find this very troubling snippet: While concerned about his brother's well-being, Booth also was saying a prayer for the residents of a nursing home in New Orleans where two of his friends work as nurses. The administrator of the nursing home had rented city buses to help transport residents from the facility. However, when Ray Nagin, mayor of New Orleans, commandeered the city's bus fleet for a … [Read more...] about Hurricane Katrina
Sue Bob’s Diary: Adventures in HIPAA Land Part 1: The Doctor’s Appointment
Applies to all facilities and covered entities Posted October 1, 2002 By Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D., Garlo Ward, P.C. I pulled into Dr. Eberhardt's parking lot on a hot, steamy Texas Hill Country day in August. As I got out of the car, I could see the heat shimmering up from the parking lot. For weeks, I had been complaining to everyone I knew about a pain in my hip. Finally, my office manager sat me down and said, "Suzanne Roberta Moeckle! You get on the phone right now and call your … [Read more...] about Sue Bob’s Diary: Adventures in HIPAA Land Part 1: The Doctor’s Appointment