Nursing home concerns.

• Position: STATELINE - Brief article

There is a widespread "understatement of deficiencies"--including malnutrition, severe bedsores, overuse of prescription medications and abuse of residents--in our nation's nursing homes, according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office. Nursing homes are usually inspected once a year by state employees working under contract with the federal government, which sets strict standards. The accountability office found that...