Caregivers deserve a living wage and safe work environments. These caregivers are working without a contract since last year? How is that fair? But do strikes still work?
CBS News reported the horrific sexual assault of a vulnerable adult at a nursing home. Christine Mulcahy’s sister, K.P., had a stroke and needed skilled nursing care. Police arrested a nursing home aide with sexually assaulting a woman under his care at Regent of Burnsville nursing home. “To put her into a facility where you
Staffing Staffing shortages are still a major problem for skilled nursing operations, especially as the acuity level of patients has risen. The National Institutes of Health notes unsafe staffing at hospitals leads to more errors in care and even more burnout among overworked nurses. A recent survey by AMN Healthcare found nearly 1 in 3 nurses
The San Francisco Chronicle reported infamous California operator Mariner Health Care Inc. operates nursing homes with unsafe staffing levels and qualifications. A federal court issued a preliminary injunction for 19 of its facilities. The injunction will ensure residents at these facilities are given proper care in a safer environment. The California nursing home chain is being
A video appears to show a caregiver sleeping. The New York State Health Department launched an investigation of an Auburn Rehabilitation & Nursing Center employee who appears to have fallen asleep on the job. The comments are insightful.