"Once you're in a nursing home, if things don't go right, you're really a prisoner, " said Fichera, a retired professor in Sterling, NY.
WSJ: Medicare paid $5.1B for poor nursing home care
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Virginia Fichera, who has relatives in two nursing homes in New York, said she would welcome a greater push for accountability at skilled nursing facilities.
WSJ: Medicare paid $5.1B for poor nursing home care
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Forrester analyst Richard Fichera adds his two cents here.