Senator Bob Casey led the Senate Special Committee on Aging to issue a new report, “Uninspected and Neglected: Nursing Home Agencies are Severely Understaffed, Putting Residents at Risk.” The lack of oversight is terrible for vulnerable adults in nursing homes. The report details a staffing crisis at state survey agencies. This directly impacts the health,
Discretionary spending has fallen more than 40% in the past 50 years as a percentage of gross domestic product, from 11% to 6.3%. The rising deficits are the result of tax breaks for billionaires and corporate interests under George W. Bush and Donald Trump. Those tax cuts alone added $10 trillion to the debt by
The American Medical Association (AMA) published a study on medical marijuana. Cannabis provides “significant improvements” in the quality of life for people with cancer, chronic pain and insomnia. Cannabis appeared to increase wellbeing indicators. Additionally, the beneficial effects remain over time. The common conditions treated include are non-cancer chronic pain, cancer-related pain, insomnia and anxiety.
Nikki Haley is embarrassing. Does she realize she is running against Trump? Or is she auditioning for VP?
Caregivers deserve a living wage and safe work environments. These caregivers are working without a contract since last year? How is that fair? But do strikes still work?