Nationwide Short Staffing Harvard University professor David Grabowski, said the term “nursing home” is misleading given the sector’s lack of adequate nursing staff. Seniorly’s analysis of unsafe staffing used staffing data from the CMS to compare states shows unsafe staffing nationwide. A recent Kaiser Family Foundation poll found 70% of adults feel nursing homes and other long-term
Failure to Supervise A Florida nursing home allowed a resident to beat and choke another resident to death. Who was watching? Where was the supervision? According to police reports, the Gold Choice Assisted Living & Memory Care called the Flagler County Sheriff Office after discovering a woman resident not breathing. She suffered facial injuries. She
McKnight’s had an interesting article about increased staffing levels in multiple states. It’s about time. As a nursing home abuse and neglect attorney for over 25 years, I can assure you unsafe staffing causes abuse and neglect. Fortunately, Kaiser Family Foundation’s analysis shows a dozen states changed their minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes. Five
High turnover = Abuse and Neglect Safe staffing is critical to provide quality care and meet resident needs. A new study confirms what is obvious: High turnover negatively affects the quality of care, and leads to abuse, neglect, and wrongful death. The study found that low staff turnover was consistently associated with higher quality of
The bloated and expensive nursing home industry is finally becoming more efficient. More than 300 nursing homes have closed during the COVID-19 pandemic and another 400 could go out of business this year. There are 15,600 nursing homes in the United States. 400 is 2.5%. Lack of occupancy, unsafe staffing levels, and CMS fixing the
Nursing homes faced serious staffing problems for decades. Nursing homes are required to provide safe and sufficient staff to meet the needs of the residents. Nursing aides are the lifeline in any nursing home. CNAs are the frontline workers who provide almost all of the direct care. They are responsible for feeding, cleaning, and bathing
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