The nursing home industry is already struggling with unsafe staffing shortages, financial instability from tunneling to related entities, and feeble enforcement of regulations. It is a disgrace how greed and incompetence have ruined the industry. Skilled Nursing News reported that Trump’s arbitrary enforcement of immigration policies will accelerate the industry’s decline and cause more neglect
Before Biden left office, CMS developed a new program that is now in jeopardy under Trump’s federal freeze. The program was needed relief and good news for understaffed nursing homes. CMS proposed a grant of upwards $50,000 for nursing students seeking Registered Nursing careers and experience. In order to qualify, students will have to work
The Advocate had a good article on the lawsuit filed after video evidence showed a resident was physically, verbally, and sexually assaulted at her nursing home. Dana Verdugo sued Madison de Lafayette nursing home on behalf of her mother after she became aware of this alleged abuse. Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s investigator informed her of a video
The nursing home industry is complaining about new facility assessment requirements from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) that aim to guide safe staffing decisions. However, CMS provided Critical Element Pathways to all facilities to make it easy to implement the new rules. CMS updated the existing requirements by expanding guidance on data-driven and evidence-based metrics
WRAL reported that Cynthia Williams Sellars pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of a resident at a Fuquay-Varina assisted living facility. Prosecutors said that Sellars pushed 88-year-old Lillie Cooper to the ground on September 24th, 2023, after arguing with her at the Windsor Point Retirement Community. Lillie Cooper passed away due to her injuries
A new Skilled Nursing Workforce 2025 report from MissionCare Collective highlights the critical link between high turnover rates in skilled nursing facilities and the quality of care residents receive. High turnover disrupts the quality of care, leads to burnout among staff, and ultimately further compromises some of the most vulnerable members of our society. The
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