Nursing Home Reform Act

The Nursing Home Reform Act is a part of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 which gives guidelines to regulate nursing home care in the United States. The act was intended to advance nursing home residents' rights.

Background

A 1986 study organized by the Institute of Medicine found that people in nursing homes were not getting fair or adequate health care or personal treatment.[1] The Institute of Medicine responded to the study by proposing broad and deep reforms in the regulation of nursing homes.[1] These reforms were integrated into the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 and passed as part of that law.[1]

The Nursing Home Reform Act provides guidelines and minimal standards which nursing homes must meet. It also created a Nursing Home Residents' Bill of Rights.[1]

Impact

A 2004 survey reported a range of improvements attributed to the act.[2]

A 2007 study by the Kaiser Family Foundation reviewed outcomes of the act.[3]

References
  1. Klauber, Martin; Wright, Bernadette (February 2001). "The 1987 Nursing Home Reform Act". aarp.org. AARP. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  2. Zhang, X.; Grabowski, DC. (Feb 2004). "Nursing home staffing and quality under the nursing home reform act". Gerontologist. 44 (1): 13–23. PMID 14978317.
  3. Wiener, Joshua M.; Freiman, Marc P.; Brown, David; RTI International (December 2007). "Nursing Home Care Quality Twenty Years After The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987" (PDF). Kaiser Family Foundation.
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