More than one in four cases of sexual and physical abuse against nursing home patients went unreported to police, a new government report claims.
The audit faults Medicare for failing to enforce a federal law that requires nursing homes to report abuse immediately.
The Health and Human Services inspector general’s office issued an ‘early alert’ Monday on its findings from a large sampling of cases in 33 states. Investigators urge Medicare to take corrective action right away.
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