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Ohio’s nursing homes are dumping patients at homeless shelters
CMS said 7 Ohio facilities failed to give proper notice or discharge plans as vulnerable residents were sent to shelters.
- The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has faulted Eastland Rehabilitation and Nursing Center and six other Ohio nursing homes for discharging medically fragile residents to homeless shelters instead of appropriate care settings.
- Federal law requires nursing home residents receive at least 30 days notice before involuntary discharge, barring emergencies; providers allegedly failed to comply, leaving patients without prescribed medications or care plans during transfers.
- At Laurels of Hillsboro, staff misrepresented discharge as assisted living when residents faced emergency shelters; Meadowbrook Manor in Trumbull County discharged a patient despite staff identifying a "mismatch" given his mobility limitations.
- Chip Wilkins, Long Term Care Ombudsman, described these transfers as a "horrible experience," noting shelters typically send patients to hospitals within two to three days because they cannot meet complex medical needs.
- Scott Wiley, CEO of the Ohio Health Care Association, acknowledged the issue is growing as residents face unstable housing, stating state oversight and resources are needed to find meaningful long-term solutions for affected Ohioans.
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Ohio’s nursing homes are dumping patients at homeless shelters
The scene was concerning enough to prompt the homeless shelter staff to call the fire department. A woman using a walker had shown up, incontinent and carrying “a large bag of medications.”
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