McKnights published a great guest article on how safe staffing is good for business. The rule for the federal minimum staffing standard proposed by CMS was criticized by the industry as “bad for business”.  However, the hardships of the pandemic showed us the need for competent and compassionate staff. One key solution is safe staffing

Heather Pressdee, also known as the “Killer Nurse”, pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree murder, as well as 19 counts of attempted homicide on May 2nd, 2024. Pressdee was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Pressdee joined the nursing home sector in 2018, and has worked as a nurse at a dozen facilities

The State reported that Keisha Carroll Banks was an employee with Ridgeway Manor Health Care in Ridgeway, SC. She is now heading to federal prison for pleading guilty to wire fraud and stealing money from the nursing home where she worked. Banks was able to access the money of a resident who resides at the