Fortune had an article about immigration and labor shortages in nursing homes. Nursing homes across the United States are facing an escalating staffing crisis, largely driven by recent changes in immigration policy. Immigrant workers make up a substantial portion, up to 30%, of the long-term care workforce, filling essential roles such as nursing assistants, aides, maintenance
WTVR reported that Henrico Health and Rehab in Henrico County, Virginia, is currently being fined daily following visits by state health inspectors. The facility is being charged after inspectors found that a staff member sexually abused two residents and two other workers. According to inspector records, this marks the sixth incident of sexual abuse here at
FoxCarolina reported that a former office manager and bookkeeper at Silver Bluff in Canton, North Carolina, has been sentenced to prison in an embezzlement scheme. Amy Elizabeth Curry previously worked for a senior assisted living facility in western North Carolina, and during her tenure, she made more than 150 unauthorized bank transfers from the facility’s
The Office of State Comptroller Medicaid Fraud division settled with three New Jersey nursing homes to pay Medicaid $2.1 million after reviews revealed serious understaffing in violation of legal requirements. The OSC’s Medicaid Fraud Division found that all three New Jersey nursing homes, Barnegat Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Belle Care Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, and
McKnight’s reported on a new tool that will assist nursing homes in determining safe staffing levels based on the needs and condition of the residents. Nursing homes can use this measurement as they complete facility assessments to gain a better understanding of how the facility’s patients’ level of need aligns with staffing plans. Researchers propose
The Trump Administration’s unlawful immigration crackdown is hurting the long-term healthcare industry, as nursing homes and care providers are losing their foreign-born employees and are struggling to hire replacements. According to data provided by LeadingAge, foreign-born workers make up 30% of the nursing home housekeeping and maintenance workforce. That is compared to 19% of the