Nationwide, the U.S. is now averaging about 79,000 new cases per day — a 22% drop over the past two weeks. COVID-19 deaths have fallen by 14% over the same period, to an average of 1,600 per day. However, the nursing home industry is flailing. McKnight’s reported that the industry wants government regulation to manipulate the
I have been representing victims of nursing home abuse and neglect for over 25 years. Hundreds of victims of abuse and neglect. I still am shocked when I discover a caregiver physically or sexually assaulting a vulnerable adult. I do not understand it. I cannot tolerate it. I recently saw an article about Jacques Wagner.
Police arrested and charged another certified nursing assistant (CNA) for sexually assaulting two elderly nursing home residents at Bear Hill Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Wakefield and Knollwood Nursing Center in Worcester. The alleged assailant worked overnight shifts at the nursing homes. Apparently without any supervision. As a CNA, Wachira was responsible for changing, bathing,
McKnight’s reported that new research by University of Missouri shows that 11 providers were able to recapture $32 million in revenue by reducing avoidable hospitalizations. Full study findings were published in the latest issue of the Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging. The new study proves that operators can reduce costs and increase revenues by having staff
Sick and Tired The L.A. Time reported that compassionate caregivers are now running out of compassion for the unvaccinated. One such caregiver is Anita Sircar. She is an infectious disease physician and clinical instructor of health sciences at the UCLA School of Medicine. She wrote about watching the deaths of unvaccinated patients for the last
Police investigated a report of an alleged assault at Fellowship Manor nursing home on June 17. Julian Rosemarie Bailey worked as a caregiver. The caregiver allegedly assaulted a 91-year-old resident. He was charged with simple assault and harassment. The defense to the assault is that the elderly vulnerable resident was “combative” and therefore the assault
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