Even elderly are facing eviction

Complaints on rise of nursing homes forcing out residents

As health care costs rise and Medicaid rates lag behind, nursing and boarding homes are forcing out sick, elderly and frail residents in what advocates say is a growing trend. No official data exist on eviction counts, but discharge complaints have climbed to record highs. Full Story »

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by Dwight Rousu - Feb. 7, 2009

Ho presents a discomforting picture from King County (Seattle) and Washington state. The combination of stingy medicaid payments and privatized care concerned with maximizing profits is resulting in evicting people too old to care for themselves.

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