A federal judge recently ruled that Humana must face a class-action lawsuit for its use of artificial intelligence. In addition to being blatantly unethical, Humana has proven itself to be so embarrassingly lazy and cheap that they are using robots to deny care to its patients instead of people. Perhaps this is also because humans
McKnights had an interesting article about America’s aging sexual predators being placed in nursing homes. The article highlights the growing challenge of providing long-term care for aging individuals on sex offender registries. Some nursing homes refuse to admit them, often due to stigma, liability concerns, or state laws that restrict where registrants can live. Advocates argue
Skilled Nursing News reported the ongoing problem of assisted living facilities admitted residents they are not equipped to take care of because they need skilled care. In lieu of turning away adults with needs that extend beyond what assisted living facilities offer, the businessmen who run the facilities are now willing to accept adults they
WVTR reported that one for-profit nursing home facility in Colonial Heights, Virginia, is in hot water for doing something most nursing homes get away with every day. Last April, Colonial Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing Center received news coverage for their scathing 1-star quality rating from the federal government and their staggering profit margins. The facility
She was a very kind woman, and the fact that she died in such a violent way is just an absolutely horrible thought. –Adam Plares Jr., the grandson of a nursing home resident who was beaten to death by her roommate. This horrifying story is the result of blatant carelessness by the Mission Skilled Nursing
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