Category: Staffing

Florida Needs Help

Skilled Nursing News had an article discussing the complaints of Florida’s nursing homes over the rising price of insurance premiums for real estate property. Many believe the risk of climate change and DeSantis’ policies are making things worse. With the increased frequency of hurricanes and labor shortages, insurance costs have risen to “unsustainable levels,” says

Next Steps Healthcare Settlement

Next Steps Healthcare operates 14 nursing home facilities in Massachusetts and was co-owned by Damien Dell’Anno and William Stephan. The company has allegations of failing to properly staff nursing homes causing neglect and harm. Complaints and referrals from the Department of Public Health resulted in the years-long investigation of the Next Steps. Attorney General Andrea

Minimum Staffing Rule Will Save 13,000 Lives Annually

A new analysis released shows that the recently finalized minimum staffing rule would save 13,000 lives annually. Despite the fact this rule will save 13,000 lives, the nursing homes industry continues to push to have the rule blocked. Some in Congress have introduced legislation and resolutions to block the rule. Senator Elizabeth Warren announced the findings in a

“He’s still human”

The Iowa Capital Dispatch reported the tragic case of a wheelchair-bound vulnerable adult was locked outside of the Dubuque Specialty Care nursing home all night. The incident began when the resident became upset with the new policy that prevented residents from smoking anywhere outside the building. The man reportedly told the staff, “I’m getting the

Wrongful Termination

McKnight’s reported a bizarre story involving a cover up and wrongful termination of a brave CNA. Kandus Jellison was a CNA at Oakwood Specialty Care in Iowa. Health care providers and caregivers owe a fiduciary duty to vulnerable adults under their care and supervision. On June 22, 2022, a resident fell from his wheelchair causing

Outrageous Failures

The Mulberry nursing home pronounced Constance Glantz dead on Monday, June 3rd. The problem is that she was not dead! Glantz was found breathing by a staff member at Butherus-Master & Love Funeral Home while preparing her funeral arrangements. It is unclear how nursing home staff members could make this careless mistake. The Mulberry declared

$15 Million Awarded in Highway Collision

$42 Million Given Back for over 8,000 Investors

$1.05 Million Largest Nursing Home Jury Award in Spartanburg History

$2.32 Million in “Unprecedented” Jury Award Against Nuisance Landfill

$2.32 Million in “Unprecedented” Jury Award Against Nuisance Landfill

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