WWLTV reported the sad and horrific molestation of a vulnerable adult by a nursing home caregiver. The Bogalusa Police Department arrested Angela Dawn Holloway Austin on charges of sexual abuse of an animal and molestation of a person with a physical or mental disability. She works in a Louisiana nursing home. She was arrested after
The vast majority of legal analysts understand that CMS has the legal authority to require vaccines for healthcare providers to protect vulnerable patients. 76,000 Medicare and Medicaid funded providers have until Dec. 5 to achieve 100% staff vaccination by Jan. 4. The requirement may apply to more than 17 million healthcare workers. More than 14
McKnight’s had another article on the long-standing problem of nursing homes improperly sedating residents. This practice is known as chemical restraints. The misuse and abuse of antipsychotics is a well-known problem. Antipsychotic medications are dangerous for the elderly especially those suffering from dementia. Long-term care clinical experts are acutely aware of the dangers of overprescribing
Employment The Biden Administration will provide $500 million to the nursing home industry. The initiative will send strike teams to nursing homes to help with infection control and prevention efforts, and address staffing shortages. The strike team program will be a partnership between providers and inspectors that reduces the spread of infections at facilities. CMS
Murder Vice reported the disturbing story of an exhausted nurse accused of murder. Japanese nurse Ayumi Kubogi admitted to the killings. Two of Kubogi’s victims, aged 78 and 88, died when another nurse inadvertently administered IV drips that Kubogi had mixed with disinfectant. Another victim, aged 88, died directly at the hands of Kubogi after she
Future Funding LeadingAge President and CEO Katie Smith Sloan recently said if Congress fails to pass Biden’s Build Back Better plan, it would be “one of their greatest failures ever” and would have “catastrophic human consequences” for older adults and their families. She believes the bill needs to include an expansion of home- and community-based
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