No Legal Requirement The Tribune-Review published an incredible report on sexual predators in the nursing home industry. Justice Department statistics show that even after 15 years, 24% of convicted sex offenders will commit another sex crime. South Carolina law does not require nursing homes to disclose if sexual predators are living with your loved ones
I just visited my grandma in her nursing home and the conditions are ridiculous. We as a country have to do better with affording better care options for our seniors. Especially those with dementia. My heart is literally in two. Not everyone has family like us to fight for them pic.twitter.com/HbEPUWFQju — Alexis Rogers (@IAmAlexisRogers)
“Strong Families Make Strong Nations” Vice had an interesting article about White Supremacists and fascists now supporting anti-abortion positions. Members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front joined an anti-abortion march in Chicago. The Chicago Sun-Times reported that the cowboy hat-wearing Patriot Front founder Thomas Rousseau was also among the Patriot Front members present at the march. Rousseau formed the
The Berkshire Eagle reported on a curious case because of the differing standards of proof or evidence. How to explain? Criminal Case Police charged Louis Hansen with indecent assault and battery on a person over 14, and permitting injury to an elderly person for an incident in April 2019. Hansen is a certified nursing aide for
The Danger The omicron wave hit nursing homes hard. Infections among residents and staff reached record highs. CDC reports at least 40,000 residents tested positive last week alone. New weekly data show a rapid surge in cases among nursing home staff. Cases for staff hit a record high of more than 67,000 cases the first
The U.S. economic news continue to impress. From Historian Heather Cox Richardson: In March, without a single Republican vote, they passed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan to jump-start the economy by putting money into the pockets of ordinary Americans. It worked. The new law cut child poverty in half by putting $66 billion into