Report #93, February 1989
OVERVIEW
Unlike the Commission’s 1983 and 1987 reports, this report focuses solely on medical care provided to nursing home residents. In essence, the report determined high quality medical care was not the top priority of any state agency or any industry group involved with nursing homes. The Commission proposes that nursing homes be required to set up physician peer review panels, make better efforts to track cases and coordinate records, and make every effort to increase the number of physicians with skills in gerontology and geriatrics.
This report includes 18 findings and 18 corresponding recommendations.