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A new report corroborates what experts and advocates have known for years: chemical restraints are far too common in nursing homes. The report also looked at potential overuse of certain medications like antipsychotic drugs. Many residents do not need antipsychotic drugs for treatment or medical reasons. The staff administers the medications to make residents more compliant.
CBS reported another nurse accused of diluting a nursing home patient’s prescribed morphine in 2021. Federal prosecutors indicted Nickole Butler who worked as a registered nurse at a skilled nursing facility in Illinois. “Patients deserve to have confidence that they are receiving the legitimately prescribed medication and not a diluted substance,” Morris Pasqual, Acting U.S.
The Editorial Staff of the Post & Courier had a great article about South Carolina’s joint and several liability law. “It looked like SC Venue Crisis had landed its latest poster child when a Cayce sports bar announced this month it was closing because of rising liability insurance rates. But just a day later, The Post and Courier’s
McKnight’s had an article about a new safety device to help prevent falls. Many senior living communities and nursing homes are taking steps to improve fall prevention among residents, including with state-of-the-art monitoring systems or smart lighting that helps residents maintain sleep cycles and avoid getting out of bed in the middle of the night. Of course, supervision and
A jury found two Western Pennsylvania nursing homes guilty for extensive federal charges related to Medicaid and Medicare fraud. Pennsylvania’s attorney general last year indicted Sam Halper, co-owner of Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness and Mt. Lebanon Rehabilitation and Wellness, on multiple counts. Authorities allege he masterminded a scheme in which staff intentionally inflated worker hours
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