Will Census Recover? One factor constraining SNF growth is the expansion of home health. More care is delivered in this setting since the pandemic. The reduction in SNF beds nationwide is due to more units being converted to private rooms. Unsafe staffing in nursing care facilities limit census and occupancy growth in 2022. It also hurts
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the indictment of staff at Fulton Commons Care Center, Inc. (Fulton Commons) for covering up the sexual assault of a vulnerable adult. “The charges against Daniel Persaud and Carol Frawley are disturbing and appalling, and that those tasked with the care of our most vulnerable could cause such
The Courier reported Judge C.J. Williams sentenced nurse Matthew Daniel Bowlden to one year and one day in prison for stealing pain medications from vulnerable adults. He only got a year for acquiring a controlled substance by deception. Stealing pain medication from an elderly nursing home patient is despicable. Bowlden has eight prior convictions extending
Queen City News reported a scary story. Three separate nursing facilities in upstate South Carolina hired an unqualified woman to care for vulnerable adults. Do they not care enough to check license and qualifications? How were all three tricked? The background check is simple and legally required. Campbell’s license was suspended in October 2020. The South
Nurse.org published Kelsay Irby’s story. She is my new hero. Kelsay Irby is the ER Charge Nurse who made national headlines for calling 911 desperate for help with unsafe staffing at St. Michael Medical Center. Irby called 911 because of dangerous short-staffing. Here is her story: As I sit down to write this article, I’m trying
A caregiver was sentenced to 20 years fore horrific elder abuse. Fortunately, a home security system captured the abuse on video. The victim’s family had installed the cameras to monitor their loved one. The Cobb County District Attorney’s Office accused Shelia Knight of “forcefully” pushing an 86-year-old resident causing her to break her hip. Prosecutors