AFL-CIO is asking for help. Share your story. Right now we have the power to transform the state of our nursing homes in the United States. We know there is a direct connection between low nursing home staffing and higher rates of falls, rehospitalizations, missed care and mortality. A federal standard for safe staffing could significantly
MLive reported the tragic and preventable choking death of a resident in Bay City Comfort Care assisted living facility. The 60-year-old Barbara K. Baranowski died from choking. No one assisted her. For an hour, cameras recorded caregivers ignoring the deceased woman as her body slumped in a wheelchair. Baranowski was on a prescribed “mechanical soft
McKnight’s recently had an article about a study showing the dangers of fractures. Fractures may reduce life expectancy by 7 years. Bone fractures are associated with a loss of one to seven years of life. Researchers found that the risk of premature death depends on fracture type. The highest risk was found for patients with
Rolling Stone reported Republican’s alleged “Whistleblower” was charged as an unregistered foreign agent for China. Gal Luft, currently a fugitive, has been charged with violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act, arms trafficking, and sanctions violations. Luft was initially arrested in Cyprus in February, and fled the country after being released on bail. House Oversight Committee Chair James
Apple reported the tragic consequences and injustice of federal preemption. The doctrine of federal preemption allows corporations to get away with unsafe practices and products. For example, Merck’s best-selling asthma medicine, Singulair, has been linked for years to suicides and psychiatric problems, especially in children. However, lawsuits over the drug are blocked by one of Corporate
Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible, progressive brain disorder affecting more than 6.5 million Americans. The disease slowly destroys memory and thinking skills and, eventually, the ability to carry out simple tasks. While the specific causes of Alzheimer’s are not fully known, it is characterized by changes in the brain—including amyloid beta plaques and neurofibrillary, or
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