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WPDE reported another South Carolina nursing home employee has been arrested and charged with abusing a vulnerable adult. How can this continue to happen? Where is the training and supervision? Police booked Lottie M. Henderson into the Chesterfield County Detention Center. The South Carolina Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (SCMFCU) discovered that Henderson inflicted physical abuse
AARP published tips on preventing resident dumping. “Resident dumping” occurs when a nursing facility improperly discharges a resident. Vulnerable adults get “dumped” because of greed, making room for more lucrative private insurance patients. Resident dumping affects thousands of residents who are poor, have a mental health condition, or find they’re not allowed back into their
For-profit corporations own 70% of nursing homes. Most place profit over patients. Oversight of the nation’s 15,000-plus nursing homes is “in crisis,” with facilities long overdue for routine inspections despite increased complaints of abuse and neglect. Last month, the Attorneys General of 18 different states sent a letter in support of a proposed rule that would
Senator Bob Casey led the Senate Special Committee on Aging to issue a new report, “Uninspected and Neglected: Nursing Home Agencies are Severely Understaffed, Putting Residents at Risk.” The lack of oversight is terrible for vulnerable adults in nursing homes. The report details a staffing crisis at state survey agencies. This directly impacts the health,
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