Throughout the U.S., more than one in five nursing home residents receive the power and mind-altering antipsychotic drugs. That is more than ten times the rate of the general population, though the conditions treated by these drugs do not increase with age. In Mississippi, that goes up to one in four residents. According to federal
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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
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