The Courier reported Judge C.J. Williams sentenced nurse Matthew Daniel Bowlden to one year and one day in prison for stealing pain medications from vulnerable adults. He only got a year for acquiring a controlled substance by deception. Stealing pain medication from an elderly nursing home patient is despicable. Bowlden has eight prior convictions extending
The nursing profession is in decline. Inadequate numbers of nurses and aides are overworked and underpaid. Caregivers cannot provide good care despite the best intentions. Something has to be done or abuse and neglect will continue. Compassionate caregivers now choose another profession besides nursing after hearing horror stories from family and friends. Substance abuse, mental health
“Overall use of psychotropic drugs did not decrease but rather the use of psychotropic drugs shifted toward a different category.” –OIG Report. The Washington Post reported on a scary trend in nursing homes. Patients are often drugged as a matter of convenience for the nursing home staff or to reduce annoying behavior, not for safety
Fox Carolina reported the arrest of Tiawana Renee Smith-Browning for financial exploitation of a nursing home resident. The vulnerable adult was under the care and supervision of Magnolia Manor-Spartanburg. The nursing home is owned and operated by the Fundamental family of companies that manage and profit from the operation. South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson
Queen City News reported a scary story. Three separate nursing facilities in upstate South Carolina hired an unqualified woman to care for vulnerable adults. Do they not care enough to check license and qualifications? How were all three tricked? The background check is simple and legally required. Campbell’s license was suspended in October 2020. The South
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