Renaissance of Richfield/Bath assisted living facility failed to keep a resident safe and allowed her to wander away. Resident and vulnerable adult Peggy Jirousek suffered from hypothermia which led to her premature and wrongful death. Caregivers found her in the snow. Officials have not said when she exited the facility, or how long she was
Families know best when it comes to caring for their loved ones. McKnight’s reported that experts recommend using family members to alleviate unsafe staffing. Full findings can be found in the January edition of Health Affairs. The findings prove that facilities suffer from unsafe staffing and fail to provide the care required. “If staff members were expected to
Nursing home operators are seeing occupancy rebound as staff members start coming back. Despite seeing record-breaking COVID-19 case counts during the omicron spike, skilled nursing facilities were able to weather the storm with minimal deaths among residents, according to new analysis from the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care. NIC data analyst Omar
The American Prospect published an article about greedy nursing home operators called “The Nursing Home Slumlord Manifesto.” Nursing home owners admit they make billions a year understaffing homes and shortchanging patients. Last spring, disgraced New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law a simple but sweeping reform that would have required nursing homes to spend a majority
Staffing at nursing homes are unsafe. Turnover and retention are major problems for quality of care. Facilities do not provide enough staff to meet the needs of the residents. Researchers have known for decades that these factors are critical for quality of care in facilities. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services confirmed the causal
Visitation and Vaccination Visitation rules limiting visits in most facilities eased as the CDC reported that COVID is in decline. CMS recommends long-term care facilities test visitors for COVID-19 before allowing them entry into their buildings. Nursing homes must allow visitation for residents “at all times” under CMS standards. CMS earlier reemphasized that providers can only
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