Better Working Conditions
Caregivers protest for better working conditions and safe staffing levels.
Caregivers protest for better working conditions and safe staffing levels.
The Charlotte Observer had a scary article by William Lamb on the nursing home crisis in North Carolina. Lamb is a board member of the advocacy group Friends of Residents in Long Term Care. The same crisis exists in South Carolina, maybe worse. Lamb is a well-known advocate for improved conditions for residents in long-term care facilities
Nursing homes nationwide are struggling to hire and hold on to caregivers. But few states have problems as severe as North Carolina’s. Staff shortages inside NC nursing homes have reached a crisis point — a trend that endangers thousands of residents. Family members contend that it has cost some their lives. Coming Sunday: “Left Alone,”
Two North Carolina female caregivers created a fight club among demented nursing home residents under their care and supervision. Breitbart News reported in October of 2019 that police arrested Marilyn Latish McKey, 35, and Taneshia Deshawn Jordan, 28. The investigation led to discovery of elder abuse at the Danby House facility in Winston-Salem. Jordan admitted she
A new bill in Pennsylvania will protect nursing home residents from sexual attacks. State Representative Robert Matzie introduced House Bill 2341, legislation that would require nursing homes to alert staff and residents when the facility admits a convicted sex offender. It is a simple safety notice. Rep. Matzie said: “I believe that we need to
Seton Hall University 2021 Petersheim Academic Exposition Poster Presentation on Elder Abuse by Karen Chernoff.
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