The Fast Company had a good article about the design of nursing homes, some have been compared to prisons. Nursing homes are often institutionally designed. Long corridors. Bad lighting. Bland furnishings. Neutral colors. Design choices support the type or model of care. In the future, comfort and independence must outweigh “cost efficiencies.” “During the pandemic, things
The Advocate published a letter from Bruce Blaney explaining the corruption that leads to the abuse and neglect of vulnerable adults in long term care facilities. “The pandemic has revealed life in nursing homes to be at best risky and often lethal. Even before that institutional model killed 3,000 people during the pandemic, the legislative
NPR had a fantastic article summarizing what certain Supreme Court justices testified under oath during their nomination hearings. They often commented on the sanctity and importance of precedent and the constitutional guarantee to privacy. Samuel Alito “Roe v. Wade is an important precedent of the Supreme Court. It was decided in 1973, so it has been
America’s economy has bounced back. Economic news is good. In his first year in office, President Biden lowered poverty in the United States. Lower-income Americans gained more wealth than at any time since the “War on Poverty” in the 1960s. Lower-income workers have more job opportunities than they have had for 30 years. Wages are
Republicans are divided and divisive. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s comments on audio recordings upset Fox News entertainer Tucker Carlson. Carlson raged at the California politician after the released audio contradicted his public comments supporting Trump’s insurrection. “Kevin McCarthy is a puppet of the Dem Party” pic.twitter.com/oNUExc5qL0 — Acyn (@Acyn) April 27, 2022 Will Kevin
New Jersey had a genius idea. Let’s protect nursing home caregivers by protecting wages and benefits. Often when a new nursing home owner buys a facility, they immediately lower wages and benefits to get an immediate profit. The new law requires buyers of nursing homes to preserve employee wages and benefits for six months. The