“Across the state, we’re showing a need of 13,000-plus beds. Of course, in your most populous counties like Charleston and Beaufort, we’re showing need in the thousands. There is a need for expanding the beds.” –Dave Fiorini, a senior consultant with the S.C. Department of Public Health, told the Times and Democrat. 2024 South Carolina
From the Producer of No Country for Old People. Here is the link to the recording of the sizzle reel watch party. It starts with a video describing how NO COUNTRY FOR OLD PEOPLE is a finalist for a Webby Anthem Award and is up for an Anthem Community Voice Award, which is based on voting
According to a study published by the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society on September 2nd, more than one-third of nursing home facilities in the U.S. had no medical director present in the first quarter of 2023. That is ridiculous. Nursing homes need medical directors. Ҥ483.70(g)(1) The facility must designate a physician to serve as
Congress reintroduced the Stop Wall Street Looting Act in an effort to hold private equity firms accountable for the negative outcomes of the companies they acquire and control, including long-term care communities. Experts and consumer advocates have been highly critical of private equity’s role in the nursing home industry. “Private equity takeovers are legal looting that
Are hospice services underutilized because of fear and stigma? Many patients in nursing homes qualify for hospice care yet never receive it. Why? Vincent Mor, phD, a professor of health services, policy and practice at Brown University, noted that despite Medicare and Medicaid coverage, in-facility hospices remain rare in skilled nursing settings. Mor has researched hospice
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