KSAT reported that police arrested Marcelina Felipa Ruiz. She was a certified nursing assistant at the Oak Park Nursing and Rehab Center. Investigators said Ruiz struck a resident under her care while working as a caregiver. The employee is accused of slapping the 84-year old woman suffering with Alzheimer’s disease. Injuries included facial swelling and
Recruit and Retain McKnight’s reported on the annual spring meeting of the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry. Experts offered recommendations for operators to solve the No. 1 problem — unsafe staffing. Training and retaining compassionate and competent caregivers is the main job of managers. High employee turnover rates cause negative
Caregivers protest for better working conditions and safe staffing levels.
The Charlotte Observer had a scary article by William Lamb on the nursing home crisis in North Carolina. Lamb is a board member of the advocacy group Friends of Residents in Long Term Care. The same crisis exists in South Carolina, maybe worse. Lamb is a well-known advocate for improved conditions for residents in long-term care facilities
Skilled nursing facilities will have more time to explain how they spent the bailout money from the Provider Relief Fund. The legislation, dubbed the Provider Relief Fund Improvement Act, delays “complex PRF reporting requirements” until after the public health crisis. The delay will give the industry more time to hide and divert funds. The money
Nursing homes have a duty to supervise the resident, prevent altercations, and maintain the health, safety, and well-being of the residents in their care. The industry is failing. Fox59 reported that a resident smothered another resident with a pillow causing her premature and wrongful death. Court records details what led to the victim’s death inside Homestead