Fox Carolina reported another nurse taking narcotics. It is an epidemic in South Carolina. DHEC arrested Tammy Coyle after an investigation into possible fentanyl theft was requested by Conway Medical Center (CMC). The medical center requested the investigation after documentation showed Coyle removed “an excessive amount” of fentanyl more than her peers between Nov. 1
A jury found two Western Pennsylvania nursing homes guilty for extensive federal charges related to Medicaid and Medicare fraud. Pennsylvania’s attorney general last year indicted Sam Halper, co-owner of Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness and Mt. Lebanon Rehabilitation and Wellness, on multiple counts. Authorities allege he masterminded a scheme in which staff intentionally inflated worker hours
The Lawrence Times published the below request for help. “Starting my journey as a certified nurse aide (CNA) at age 15, I was brimming with hope and an earnest eagerness to make a difference, oblivious to the challenges and intricacies that lay ahead in this profession. I find myself at the heart of an agonizing
Jasmine L. Travers, Ph.D., MHS, RN, is an assistant professor at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing and affiliated faculty of the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing. She is an expert in nursing home staffing. She wrote the below for U.S. News. Airplanes don’t take off unless they have sufficient staff, but nursing homes do.
Fox Carolina reported that South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson reported a former nursing home employee was found guilty of sex crimes against a nursing home resident. Towodi T. Shequoyah (@TowodiShequoyah)/ Twitter aka Tony Sequeyah has worked at several nursing homes including Peachtree Centre in Gaffney. He finally got convicted while working as a Licensed
According to Genworth’s Cost of Care Survey, the average cost of a semi-private room in a nursing home in the U.S. is $7,908 per month or $260 per day. The average cost of a private room is even higher at $9,034 per month or $297 per day. Nursing home residents are not getting the quality,