WPXI reported a nursing home worker in Mount Lebanon is charged with sexual assault of a resident. Certified nurse assistant Solomon Rivers also known as Solomon Roberson is charged with institutional sexual assault. Documents show the victim in this case has the mental capacity of a 7-year-old and is confined to a wheelchair. According to the criminal
The U.S. Department of Justice charged 25 Floridians a wire fraud scheme that created illegal licenses and employment shortcuts to supply unqualified caregivers to nursing homes throughout the southeast including South Carolina. The defendants “engaged in a scheme to sell fraudulent nursing degree diplomas and transcripts obtained from accredited Florida-based nursing schools.”
The falsification of documentation in nursing homes is prevalent. The chart is under the control and sole possession of the nursing home. They can add, delete, modify, insert, or print whatever information they want to create a false narrative. We see it happen all the time. Well, the police finally arrested someone. Law enforcement charged
North Carolina’s MyFox8 reported that Pine Ridge Health and Rehabilitation in Thomasville paid a reduced fine for unsafe staffing. 100 patients only had three caregivers in January of 2022. An investigation found that patients were neglected. Many hospitalized. Two dead. The fine was reduced to a measly $126,000. The for profit parent company of Pine Ridge Health
Workforce Shortages The severe shortage of nursing-home workers is largely due to low wages and poor working conditions. The $1.7 trillion congressional year-end spending bill had many provisions to help the nursing home industry. Hopefully, they can finally provide the staff necessary to meet the needs and safety of the residents. The omnibus spending package would include
New York will enforce the 2021 state law establishing safe staffing minimums at nursing homes. State law requires nursing homes to staff to 3.5 hours of care per resident per day by a certified nurse aide, licensed practical nurse and registered nurse. Studies show 4.1. hours of direct patient care is needed per day per
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