Wed, 30 Apr 2025 21:14:49 -0700 marlon from private IP, post #17495994 /all nursing homes feed residents on less than $10 a day: https://www.mlive.com/news/2025/04/many-nursing-homes-feed-residents-on-less-than-10-a-day-thats-appallingly-low.html Many nursing homes feed residents on less than $10 a day: ‘That’s appallingly low.’ In nursing homes across the country, an analysis of federal data shows food for their elderly and vulnerable populations has become a hidden casualty. Illustration by Andrea Levy Editor's Note In a first-of-its-kind analysis by Advance Local, NJ Advance Media/NJ.com, working with MLive.com in Michigan, AL.com in Alabama and The Oregonian/OregonLive, reviewed thousands of federal cost reports filed with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, or CMS. The analysis was aided by academics at Rutgers University and data experts. The plan was simple: acquire 18 nursing homes in Ohio. The private equity firm put together a 56-page proposal with bullish projections and minimal costs, including spending just $6 per day for food for each resident. The figure astounded Sam Brooks. “They were talking about cutting costs and saying, ‘We’ll feed them on $6 a day,’ if you can imagine that,” said Brooks, a national advocate for residents in long-term care. Brooks said he has watched as money has become the driving force at nursing homes, once largely run by small businesses, religious groups and nonprofits. Perhaps nowhere is that change more easily noticed than on the dinner menu. There are no federal or state regulations on spending for food. It’s an easy, overlooked corner to cut. And so you end up with: One ravioli. That was all that was being served during a meal at one Oregon long-term care facility rated 2-stars or “below average” on the federal government’s 5-star nursing home grading system, recalled an assistant nursing supervisor there. That’s according to a 2023 health inspection report sparked by complaints that residents weren’t getting enough to eat. The Oregon nursing home inspection report that alleged a single ravioli was served for dinner. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services In Georgia, inspectors at a 1-star or “much below average” nursing home, questioned whether residents were being shortchanged on a meal of chicken-and-dumplings after they saw it being dished out with small ladles. A surveyor who tasted food from a dinner tray that included stuffed cabbage soup pronounced it “not edible,” a March 2024 inspection report noted. In a first-of-its-kind analysis, reporters reviewed thousands of federal cost reports filed with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, or CMS. Aided by academics at Rutgers University and data experts, the investigation found: Nationwide more than a quarter of all nursing home operators spent under $10 a day to feed their residents — less than what it costs to buy a Quarter Pounder with cheese, fries and a Coke at many McDonald’s. From 2021 through 2024, the number of nursing homes written up for food-related shortcomings nearly tripled, federal data shows. The number of dietary complaints to ombudsman offices around the country increased from 5,620 in 2020 to 8,485 in 2023, a jump of more than 50%. Outbreaks of foodborne illnesses tied to nursing home kitchens are on the rise, according to data compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Residents in numerous interviews repeatedly complained about being unable to find something appetizing on the menu, even when their meals did meet all standards for quantity and nutritional value. While rarely the focus of public attention, malnutrition and food deprivation have long been a major concern in nursing homes, said Fred Steele, Oregon’s long-term care ombudsman. “There are plenty of pictures of food I have seen where it’s ‘a guess-what-is-on-the-plate scenario,’” he said. “We have seen scenarios of residents being limited to 4 oz. of milk a day in a tiny glass.” From 2021 through 2024, the number of nursing homes written up for food-related shortcomings nearly tripled, federal data shows. Advance Local In hundreds of inspection reports reviewed by reporters, complaints of rancid meat, spoiled vegetables, moldy fruit and meals, at times prepared in filthy conditions, were not uncommon. “We had better food in prison,” one nursing home resident, who had served time behind bars, told Elizabeth Speidel, the director of community engagement for the New Jersey Long-Term Care Ombudsman. “They receive the lowest grade meats and no fresh fruits or vegetables,” Speidel said. Thu, 01 May 2025 08:42:13 -0700 whiteguyinchina from private IP Reply #12221993 I am not surprised, this is what happens when a country social system goes bankrupt Yes they can cut benefits but that is too overt, they can also decrease the quality and quantity Its akin to livestock management Would not be surprised their calories get limited due to doctors guidance It's a nice fantasy that old people have paid into a system and it will take care of them when they are old, but when young people make the decisions they will choose military spending over old people any day You rely exclusively on the social safety net, you will be subject to these issuesReplies require login.
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