Why Maryland Needs To Update Nursing Home Regulations
In an effort to solve these serious issues, the United Healthcare Workers East, a health care union, has proposed a new set of state regulations for Maryland nursing homes. The current regulations must be revised and strengthened, in the opinion of the union, in order to better support nursing home staff and enable nurses to provide better care for residents. These new proposed regulations aim to increase the hours of bedside care per resident by requiring more nurses on staff in proportion to the number of nursing home residents.
The updates began in a stakeholder process by the Maryland Department of Health, but Governor Larry Hogan has yet to push the revisions forward.
Unfortunately, the existing regulations continue to allow negligent nursing home facilities to operate, leading to numerous cases of nursing home abuse throughout the state each year. If you suspect your loved one is being abused or neglected by his or her nursing home staff or nurses, make sure you take action.Our firmcan help you take legal action and pursue justice on behalf of your elderly parent or disabled loved one in order to prevent the same abuse from happening to someone else. If you have a case, we want to hear from you.