Tsali Care Rates Poorly With Medicare

Tsali Care Center has not only drawn the attention of nursing home advocates, the federal government has issues with the center too. It's a lead story on cherokeetimesonline. It's important to note that the center did rate highly as far as the nursing staff and the amount of time that staff spends per patient. The quality of care issues usually can't be traced to the staff. Usually it's the management, and in this case it certainly has something to do with the leadership of the tribe's Health & Medical division. Health & Medical has been cutting services, particuarly some of it's best services in terms of quality. Drug addiction treatment, an important part of the fight against illegal drugs, has been among the services negatively impacted by the Hicks' administration's leadership.
Several moves by Health & Medical have had me wondering whether the leadership knows what the hell it's doing.
One thing that should come out of this, is that most of these residents are nearing the end of their lives. They deserve to live as comfortable and happy a life as they can. Many of these residents are veterans who risked their lives protecting the United States and democracy. They unquestionably deserve better.