A Charleston Country Juvenile Detention Center has been found to be abusing children since the original detention center was built in 1967. The children who were incarcerated here and expected rehabilitation and proper care, were instead confined to restraint chairs and solitary confinement. The center was found to be abusing chlidren’s basic rights in a
Just last week, McKnights reported a federal watchdog confirmed the fears of many nursing home residents’ family members: their loved ones were being drugged. Probably because of unsafe and short staffing levels. A review of 40 nursing homes found that staff tends to diagnose healthy patients with Schizophrenia simply so they can administer antipsychotic sedative
The Trump administration’s suspension of immigrants’ work authorization renewals is sidelining thousands of foreign-born doctors. See Axios article. Homeland Security told Axios the freeze is necessary because the Biden administration didn’t properly “vet” the foreign-born doctors. Ridiculous. Doctors have a short grace period to keep working after applying for a renewal but many doctors are forced
States across the country are advancing bills that would allow patients to continue using medical marijuana while receiving care in hospitals and other healthcare settings. For many patients, especially those with chronic pain, cancer, neurological disease, or serious illness, the issue is about continuity of treatment and preserving some control over symptom management during institutional
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South Carolina’s Community Choices Medicaid waiver is designed to help elderly residents who qualify for nursing home level care remain in their homes or communities rather than entering a facility. Participants must meet the same clinical criteria required for institutional placement, meaning they often need assistance with basic activities of daily living such as bathing,