Safe staffing levels at nursing homes have been associated with better care quality for residents. A Health Affairs study found that nursing homes with higher proportion of lower paying Medicaid residents directed more revenue toward workers but reported lower staffing levels. This may be attributed to lower Medicaid reimbursement, which nursing homes argue is below the cost
CBS reported another episode where a nursing home employee abused a vulnerable adult. Police accuse her of pushing a disabled patient to the ground over a request for ice. The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said an employee battered a vulnerable adult resident at Orchid Cove at Palm Harbor nursing home. Delana Dallas-Hudson is a certified nursing
Police arrested a nursing home nurse for killing two residents by insulin injection and the attempted murder of a third. The Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry filed charges against registered nurse Heather Pressdee. She worked at Quality Life Services in Pennsylvania. Pressdee confessed to administering lethal doses of unnecessary medication. For two of the three
WPDE reported another South Carolina nursing home employee has been arrested and charged with abusing a vulnerable adult. How can this continue to happen? Where is the training and supervision? Police booked Lottie M. Henderson into the Chesterfield County Detention Center. The South Carolina Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (SCMFCU) discovered that Henderson inflicted physical abuse
Patient abandonment is a horrific problem that arises from unsafe staffing.