Download the FULL 10-hr, 15-chapter Audiobook narrated by Rich Germaine

“Mary Regina’s Nursing Home” is a compelling, easy to read, informative journalistic novel hybrid assembled over 5 years of research by a retired former journalist and certified internal auditor, William J. Beerman, Sr. The author wants to share what he learned about nursing homes and the government’s oversight system for nursing homes.

Download Part 1 The Human Interest Story

• Prologue: How This Book Came To Be
• Early Background
• Marriage and a Family
• Divorce
• Life After Divorce

Download Part 2 Hospitals, the Nursing Home, and a Funeral Home

• A Broken Hip and Wrist, and Mercy Hospital
• Mary Regina’s Skilled Nursing Home
• Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Forbes Regional Campus
• A Funeral Home Hassle

Download Part 3 Government Oversight of Nursing Homes

• The Pennsylvania Department of Health; Inspectors Under Scrutiny
• The New Mexico and Pennsylvania Attorneys General; Controversial Lawsuits; a Pornography Scandal; and a Jail Sentence
• The Pennsylvania Office of the Auditor General; Now You See Them, Now You Don’t
• The Five-Star Rating System, and the U.S. Government Accountability Office’s Audit
• At National and State Levels, Consumer Complaints Rise While Citations and Enforcement Actions Decline
• Nursing Home Quality Improvement Task Force Report: 1-Hour Waits for Call-Bell Responses
• Advocates – The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care; and Problems with Nursing Home Closures
• Epilogue: The Need for Constant Vigilance; Residents Still in Jeopardy