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
Infrastructure Health Affairs had an article on the Biden-Harris Administration progress on the infrastructure of the 15,000 nursing homes throughout the U.S. These facilities, which reside the most vulnerable members of our community, should be able to accommodate their needs. The physical environment of the nursing homes should protect residents’ privacy, dignity, safety, and quality
Forbes reported on a study by health economists at UCLA and Lehigh University. Nursing home owners understate profits to federal regulators by shifting income to related businesses. Ashvin Gandhi and financial economist Andrew Olenski looked into how operators “tunnel” expenses to related parties. The bottom line is that staffing levels within nursing homes will increase
The Iowa Capital Dispatch reported the tragic case of a wheelchair-bound vulnerable adult was locked outside of the Dubuque Specialty Care nursing home all night. The incident began when the resident became upset with the new policy that prevented residents from smoking anywhere outside the building. The man reportedly told the staff, “I’m getting the
A 2021 LAist investigation for a nursing home chain has finally reached a settlement of $7 million over allegations of falsely billing the government for Medicare during a COVID waiver program. To free up some hospital beds during the pandemic, the federal government waived the requirement for nursing home residents to have been hospitalized for
The State reported that Keisha Carroll Banks was an employee with Ridgeway Manor Health Care in Ridgeway, SC. She is now heading to federal prison for pleading guilty to wire fraud and stealing money from the nursing home where she worked. Banks was able to access the money of a resident who resides at the
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