“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
Throughout the U.S., more than one in five nursing home residents receive the power and mind-altering antipsychotic drugs. That is more than ten times the rate of the general population, though the conditions treated by these drugs do not increase with age. In Mississippi, that goes up to one in four residents. According to federal
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McKnights published a great guest article on how safe staffing is good for business. The rule for the federal minimum staffing standard proposed by CMS was criticized by the industry as “bad for business”. However, the hardships of the pandemic showed us the need for competent and compassionate staff. One key solution is safe staffing