July, 2009

Critical Condition

Table of Contents

• Lower Standards By: Jeff Kelly LowensteinA Chicago Reporter analysis shows that the quality of black seniors’ nursing home care is drastically behind that of white seniors. > Read Article
  
  
• Methodology (Lower Standards) Methodology for "Lower Standards" > Read Article
  
  
• Resources (Lower Standards) Resources for "Lower Standards" > Read Article
  
  
• Briefing Paper: Nursing Home Inequity A briefing paper for July/August 2009 > Read Article
  
  
• How To Find A Nursing Home Finding a high-quality nursing home can be time-consuming and stressful. Experts suggest some tips to make the process easier. > Read Article
  
  
• Data: Nursing Home Violations, Lawsuits and Ratings The Chicago Reporter has compiled databases of violations investigated by the Illinois Department of Public Health, of civil suits filed against 92 Chicago nursing homes, and of the ratings of majority-black nursing homes for each state in the country where there are majority-black homes. > Read Article
  
  
• Excellence Lacking In Chicago, more than 55 percent of the nursing homes where a majority of the residents are black received the lowest federal rating, compared with 11 percent for white homes. No black home received an excellent rating. > Read Article
  
  
• Staffing Quality Inequities Staffing may play a significant role in nursing home disparities. Nearly 85 percent of homes where a majority of residents are black got the lowest rating for nurse staffing, compared with just 21 percent of white homes. > Read Article
  
  
• Inequities, Despite Poverty Some say people get poor care because they’re poor. But The Chicago Reporter found that even when controlling for poverty—by looking at homes where more than 75 percent of resident care is paid for by Medicaid—significant racial disparities remained. > Read Article
  
  
• Illinois Leads Nation Illinois has the highest number and highest percentage of poorly rated black nursing homes, of the states with at least three black facilities. > Read Article
  
  
• The Waste Of Chicago By: Marian WangA Reporter investigation shows that Taste of Chicago vendors have discarded a ton of food, literally. > Read Article
  
  
• Violations And Discarded Food More than a ton of food was thrown out at last year’s festival. See why, how much and what it cost vendors. > Read Article
  
  
• Disparate Nursing Home Care By: Jeff Kelly LowensteinInvestigation finds nursing home with fatal fall among worst-rated in city and saddled with lawsuits. > Read Article
  
  
• Methodology (Disparate Nursing Home Care) Methodology for "Disparate Nursing Home Care" > Read Article
  
  
• Schlossberg Homes Floyd Schlossberg is one of the state's largest owners of nursing homes; however, the average ratings of his homes differ by race. Each of the three majority black homes received the lowest overall rating from a federal ranking system, while less than half of the 17 majority white homes earned the same score. > Read Article
  
  
• Ten Worst Owners A list of the 10 owners with the most poorly rated homes in Illinois. > Read Article