Queen City News reported a scary story. Three separate nursing facilities in upstate South Carolina hired an unqualified woman to care for vulnerable adults. Do they not care enough to check license and qualifications? How were all three tricked? The background check is simple and legally required. Campbell’s license was suspended in October 2020. The South
Nurse.org published Kelsay Irby’s story. She is my new hero. Kelsay Irby is the ER Charge Nurse who made national headlines for calling 911 desperate for help with unsafe staffing at St. Michael Medical Center. Irby called 911 because of dangerous short-staffing. Here is her story: As I sit down to write this article, I’m trying
A caregiver was sentenced to 20 years fore horrific elder abuse. Fortunately, a home security system captured the abuse on video. The victim’s family had installed the cameras to monitor their loved one. The Cobb County District Attorney’s Office accused Shelia Knight of “forcefully” pushing an 86-year-old resident causing her to break her hip. Prosecutors
Pandemic Isolation Howard Gleckman wrote a great article for Forbes about nursing home Covid survivors. It is complex and confusing because of the inherent pre-existing health conditions of vulnerable adults. Severe staffing shortages and the absence of family to assist and supervise care caused negative outcomes. “A study by Michael Barnett of the Harvard T.
The Biden Administration will implement a minimum staffing mandate by March of 2023. Direct nursing care is the aggregate time provided by registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and certified nursing assistants. CMS, in a report issued to Congress back in 2001, recommended a daily minimum standard of 4.1 hours of total direct care nursing time
Jean Greenwood shares her personal experiences with nursing home care pre and post-pandemic. Significant problems existed before and continue today. Greenwood emphasizes the importance of elder care since COVID-19. With family and loved ones at risk for COVID, staffing issues have lead to a crisis. Isolation and depression are indicators of neglect and abuse. It
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