Groundbreaking Study The New York Times reported a new study in Science that has everyone talking about metabolism. Using data from thousands, ranging in age from 8 days to 95 years, researchers discovered four distinct periods of life, as far as metabolism goes. They also found that there are no real differences between the metabolic
WGXA reported the tragic discovery of a female resident three days after her death. Magnolia Manor caregivers finally discovered Jewel Pounds Billing in her apartment after family members asked them to do a welfare check on Billing. Coroner Lonnie Miley believes the woman died of natural causes. According to Magnolia Manor’s website, they provide services to
Police investigated a report of an alleged assault at Fellowship Manor nursing home on June 17. Julian Rosemarie Bailey worked as a caregiver. The caregiver allegedly assaulted a 91-year-old resident. He was charged with simple assault and harassment. The defense to the assault is that the elderly vulnerable resident was “combative” and therefore the assault
MyFox8 reported police charged caregiver Briea Askew with second-degree murder. Askew was taking care of a 21 year old female vulnerable adult with cerebral palsy. The patient was in a hot car for around five hours. She died in a hospital on Aug. 10, according to a High Point Police Department news release. Absolutely horrific.
Skilled Nursing News reported that National Healthcare Corp. (NHC) is acquiring financial interests in hospice and palliative care system Caris Healthcare for $38.95 million. Interesting, they always complain that they have no money to increase staffing. NHC operates 75 nursing homes, 35 home health agencies, 28 hospice agencies, and 24 ALFs. The continuum of care is
For-Profit Ownership is the Problem As a long-time nursing home attorney, I can assure you that for-profit chains have lower quality of care. A new study verifies the obvious. Evidentiary findings published in the Journal of Long-Term Care serve as the latest evidence against for-profit management of nursing homes. Dozens of studies prove the negative relationship