The Salem News reported the sexual abuse of three nursing home residents at Brentwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. Investigators discovered the suspected nurse aide did not even have proper qualifications, training, or certifications. The facility never should have hired him. The facility failed to conduct a simple background check. Bueh was charged with rape in
Nursing homes often fail to provide sufficient safe staffing. It is an issue we see in every case. A new study published in JAMA Network Open shows daily staffing stability is an indicator of better quality care. Staffing instability is defined as the percentage of days with below-average staffing levels. Nursing homes that keep day-to-day
As a nursing home attorney for over 25 years, we often see national chains that control operations and siphons funds away from the facility through related entities. National Labor Relations Board established standards for joint employment that defines how nursing homes work with third-party caregivers. Companies would be defined as joint employers if they work together
Unsafe Staffing The nursing home industry has argued that unsafe staffing is a result of a labor shortage. Somehow, they argue, no one is available to work at long term care facilities. The latest government data showed that 2022 was the second-best year on record in terms of raw job growth, behind only 2021. The Iowa
Will Census Recover? One factor constraining SNF growth is the expansion of home health. More care is delivered in this setting since the pandemic. The reduction in SNF beds nationwide is due to more units being converted to private rooms. Unsafe staffing in nursing care facilities limit census and occupancy growth in 2022. It also hurts
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the indictment of staff at Fulton Commons Care Center, Inc. (Fulton Commons) for covering up the sexual assault of a vulnerable adult. “The charges against Daniel Persaud and Carol Frawley are disturbing and appalling, and that those tasked with the care of our most vulnerable could cause such