McCaskill: Missouri lacking in nursing home oversight
2006-09-15
Source: Southeast Missourian.com
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rss feedMissouri is doing a poorer job overseeing private nursing homes than it was three years ago, according to an audit released Thursday by State Auditor Claire McCaskill.
McCaskill, speaking at a news conference in St. Louis, said she was discouraged by the new audit, which found a decline in the state's regulation of nursing homes during 2005 despite two previous audits that recommended 32 ways to improve oversight.
"This is probably the most depressing day I have had as state auditor," McCaskill said.
Private nursing homes in the state are inspected by a division of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. No individual facilities were singled out in the audit.
McCaskill said the audit found the division did not conduct 11 percent of its mandated annual inspections. It didn't conduct 40 percent of spot inspections between the larger annual inspections.
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