The nursing home industry claims they cannot meet safe staffing levels because the lack of available nurses and CNAs. Advocates push for more immigrant nurses to be granted the right to work in the US. Already around 25% of all US nursing home care workers are immigrants. They are far more likely to be retained by employers than
Expert Charlene Harrington raised concerns about future investments in the nursing home sector through a recent critical analysis. Harrington’s article criticized how operators like PruittHealth and the Portopiccolo Group prioritize cost-cutting and profits over patient care. They tunnel money to related entities for worthless or nonexistent “management services.” The industry has weak enforcement of standards with
Fox13News reported the arrest of another nursing home employee for assaulting a vulnerable adult in St. Petersburg Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Police arrested the Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) after she was caught slapping an elderly patient across the face in a nursing home. Dolly Moultrie was responsible for assisting with changing the victim. Moultrie took
Safe staffing means sufficient in number and in quality and supervision. WREX reported a nursing home Certified Nurse Aide arrested for identity theft. She was charged with access device fraud, aggravated identity theft, and possession of five or more identification documents which Hill obtained while working as a CNA Markeisha A. Hill worked at University
CMS issued new rules establishing minimum staffing levels for nursing homes. The rules require that all facilities receiving funding through Medicare and Medicaid have staffing equivalent of at least 3.48 hours of nursing care per resident, per day. These facilities must also have a registered nurse on site at all times. The new rules are the most substantial changes