The Investigation Nursing homes are required to have sufficient staff to meet the needs of the residents or prevent neglect. It has always been a problem in the industry. Nursing homes need different levels of care depending on acuity or needs of residents. CMS adjusts the staffing expected based on assessments showing the needs of

Under-reporting Pressure Injuries Nursing Home Reporting published research proving the inaccuracy of quality measures on Nursing Home Compare. This is awful. Consumers want and need Nursing Home Compare to choose a safe place for their loved one. But the information is not accurate. The information is self-reported and not verified for accuracy and completeness. Integra

Russia Again Trump’s former Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats was the top intelligence official from March 2017 to August 2019. Coats continues to have “deep suspicions” that Putin “had something” on Trump. Coats could see “no other explanation” for the president’s behavior toward the Russian president. Patriot Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman said, “President Trump

The American Health Care Association and LeadingAge revealed that 20 to 25% of nursing homes have received false positive results from their COVID-19 point-of-care antigen testing devices. The results were discovered incorrect after using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing. Experts stated that the benefit of antigen tests is the reliability of a positive result. They

Scared Straight McKnight’s had a story that scares and exploits caregivers in nursing homes. But only if they fail to follow the safety rules. The article claims that criminal charges could be coming for a  nursing home supervisor working without a mask. Multiple workers told the agency that they saw the nurse working without a

Peaceful Transfer Narcistic Trump cannot accept losing the 2020 election. He never accepted losing the popular vote by THREE MILLION VOTERS in 2016. Along with his cronies and henchmen, he is laying the groundwork for stealing the election. Trump refuses to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses the election. “Well, we’re