Category: Advocacy

Anti-Worker Lindsey Graham

Unions are associated with higher productivity, lower employee turnover, improved workplace communication, and a better-trained workforce. The main purpose of labor unions is to give workers the power to negotiate for more favorable working conditions and other benefits through collective bargaining. Unions protect workers. Unions make jobs safer. Obviously Lindsey wants some campaign contributions from

Unionize Nursing Home Workers

Unions = Safety The Skilled Nursing News reported that labor unions improve safety in nursing homes. Labor unions play an important role in improving workplace safety. A new study found that industry-wide unionization would save 8,000 fewer resident deaths. This true for nursing homes especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Health Affairs published a study showing

Prolonged Grief Disorder

Recognition Grief is a common, normal human emotion, and a natural reaction to loss. The New York Times had an interesting article on grief. How long should it take to overcome grief? Is there a “normal” time? Based on what? Grief typically resolves within 6 to 12 months. Some people continue to experience the symptoms

Ownership Maze

The Skilled Nursing News had an article about the difficulty in determining the real owners and operators of a nursing home chain. Identifying the difference between related entities including landlords, lenders and operators is impossible. Dr. Atul Gupta, an associate professor at Wharton, has found that understanding ownership arrangements for nursing homes is like navigating

Limiting Damages

Cleveland, TN-based Life Care Centers of America says it “strongly disagrees” with a recent Georgia verdict. After years of discovery and a lengthy and expensive trial, a jury compensated the victims $15.3 million. Unfortunately, Georgia arbitrarily limits the amount of damages a jury is allowed to award victims of neglect and abuse. The family proved

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