I believe that even in the best of nursing homes, when someone is “near death” but lingering, if there is another patient that needs their bed, that the staff “move it along”. I think it is done routinely. No proof. Just my belief. Gotta keep things “moving along”. Efficiency, you know.
Yes. It is done routinely. Many of the staff truly believe it is for the welfare of the patient.
Only if a medicaid patient can be replaced with a higher paying private pay or privately insured patient.
They want to keep the beds full.