According to a recent report, the Hughey Law Firm intervened after The Oaks at Charleston, an assisted living facility, allegedly attempted to move forward with a closure that would have displaced nearly 100 elderly residents. Many of these residents were in their 80s and 90s and had complex medical needs. Families were reportedly told there
The Trump administration’s suspension of immigrants’ work authorization renewals is sidelining thousands of foreign-born doctors. See Axios article. Homeland Security told Axios the freeze is necessary because the Biden administration didn’t properly “vet” the foreign-born doctors. Ridiculous. Doctors have a short grace period to keep working after applying for a renewal but many doctors are forced
A recent CBS News segment on the nursing home staffing crisis featured facilities turning to robotic technology to help workers manage daily operations. The idea is straightforward. If machines can handle logistical tasks like deliveries or basic transport, nurses and aides can spend more time providing direct care. In a system strained by workforce shortages,
A state citation against a hospital-based nursing home in southeast Iowa underscores a basic truth about long-term care: resident safety depends on competent assessment and timely intervention, not the label on the building. A woman with Down syndrome died after choking during a meal while staff failed to recognize and respond to obvious signs of
A new study in JAMA Health Forum cuts through one of the nursing home industry’s most common excuses. Researchers examined an Illinois Medicaid reform that paid facilities more if they actually increased staffing, and then measured what happened to residents. When staffing went up, resident outcomes improved. Fewer hospitalizations, better day-to-day functioning, and measurable changes in health