200,000 Lives Lost Since the beginning of the pandemic, more than 200,000 staff and residents of long-term care facilities have died from COVID-19. CMS data shows only 43% of staff and 57% of residents are up to date on their vaccines. Dire conditions inside for‑profit nursing home chains caused deadly, early-pandemic conditions inside facilities. The
Today, Wednesday, September 21st at 2:00pm ET, the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis will hold a hearing, “Examining Long-Term Care In America: The Impact Of The Coronavirus In Nursing Homes.” Watch the livestream of the hearing on YouTube or on the Subcommittee’s website. Witnesses will include nursing home experts, an advocate, and a frontline worker who
Florida Corruption DeSantis removed safety rules that protected vulnerable adults in Florida’s nursing homes. The legislative handouts to the powerful industry includes: more liability protections; reducing staffing levels; and reducing penalties for neglect and abuse. Nina Kohn is a law professor at Syracuse University and an expert in elder law. She said: “Research shows that
“This letter serves to submit my resignation to the Missouri House of Representatives.” –Rep. Tricia Derges, R-Nixa. Branson News reported the guilty verdict and subsequent resignation of a Republican state legislator. Derges quit after a jury found her guilty in a medical fraud scheme including mail fraud and false statements to federal agents. Derges is
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COVID Surge? According the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), there were more than 200,000 COVID-19 deaths among residents and staff of nursing homes, assisted living facilities and other long-term care settings. Although COVID-19 infections and deaths in nursing homes have decreased recently, more than a thousand die per month still. mostly because staff refuse to get