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
Forbes reported on a study by health economists at UCLA and Lehigh University. Nursing home owners understate profits to federal regulators by shifting income to related businesses. Ashvin Gandhi and financial economist Andrew Olenski looked into how operators “tunnel” expenses to related parties. The bottom line is that staffing levels within nursing homes will increase
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
The Des Moines Register had a great article on the Biden’s Administration finalized rule that requires nursing homes to have a minimum number of staff members on duty at all times. Nursing home advocates see this rule as necessary, achievable, and long overdue. Over 50% of nursing home facilities in Iowa and throughout America already
Three female nursing home workers have been arrested for the appalling crime of taking overtly sexual photos of the dead elderly patients bodies.
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