When using ground beef to make hamburger patties, be sure to select the right meat. Lean ground beef like ground sirloin or the 7% fat meat will tend to make dry burgers. Remember, when you grill a burger a lot of the fat will drain off so starting out too lean can make a dry burger.
The 1987 Nursing Home Reform Act was established to âto ensure that residents of nursing homes receive quality care that will result in their achieving or maintaining their âhighest practicableâ physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being.â It also established the Residentsâ Bill of Rights (see sidebar).
MassHealth will pay for a nursing home only when it is medically necessary. You must show MassHealth that you meet the nursing facility level of care, meaning that you need the kind of care that can only be provided in a nursing home. In Massachusetts, there are two ways to meet the nursing home level of care.