Health Services Research reported that facilities with high numbers of dementia residents need better trained and more staff for the health, safety, and well-being of the vulnerable adults under their care and supervision according to a study out of University of California, Irvine. More than 40% of people in nursing homes have Alzheimer’s disease, related
The Conversation published a recent article from Charlene Harrington and Sean Campbell. It is an INCREDIBLE article that explains the problems with the financial shenanigans of the industry. See article below but please visit The Conversation. The care at Landmark of Louisville Rehabilitation and Nursing was abysmal when state inspectors filed their survey report of
I have seen several articles discussing how immigration may help with the staffing shortages in long term care industry. Better pay and training with decent working conditions would help too. While hospitals and staffing agencies say there is a shortage of workers, what nurses, unions, and researchers argue is that, rather, there’s a shortage of
A new report corroborates what experts and advocates have known for years: chemical restraints are far too common in nursing homes. The report also looked at potential overuse of certain medications like antipsychotic drugs. Many residents do not need antipsychotic drugs for treatment or medical reasons. The staff administers the medications to make residents more compliant.
CBS reported another nurse accused of diluting a nursing home patient’s prescribed morphine in 2021. Federal prosecutors indicted Nickole Butler who worked as a registered nurse at a skilled nursing facility in Illinois. “Patients deserve to have confidence that they are receiving the legitimately prescribed medication and not a diluted substance,” Morris Pasqual, Acting U.S.
Let’s hope for safe staffing in 2024. Happy New Year! Richard J. Mollot is executive director of the Long-Term Care Community Coalition. He recently said staffing problems have been created by the industry itself. The industry has been saying for years that they don’t have enough funding to hire staff,” Mollot said, adding that “sophisticated”