The nursing home industry needs to train caregivers on how to treat dementia patients with psychotic symptoms. Psychosis can arise from the medications nursing homes administer to residents with dementia. Antipsychotics are dangerous. Safe staffing and better training is the answer, not more medications. Psychotic symptoms in nursing home residents with dementia lead to poorer
McKnight’s reported that occupancy has rebounded. Occupancy at skilled nursing facilities continued its steady increase. However, the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care reveals increased care needs from residents. Occupancy is at pre-pandemic levels. Move-in acuity has increased for 62% of respondents in nursing care. NIC senior principal Bill Kauffman wrote: “These data points suggest
Transparency = Accountability Everyone agrees of the significance of safe staffing levels on quality of care, and the prevention of abuse and neglect. However, the financial practices of for-profit NHs result in the failure to fund adequate and appropriate staffing. For-profit ownership is strongly associated with failing to meet safe staffing minimums. Insufficient staffing leads
“Related party transaction” refers to a financial practice that diverts funds in for-profit nursing home chains. A recent article discussed the improper diversion of taxpayer funds to shell companies owned by the operator of the nursing home. These entities are known as “related parties or entities”. These related entities have common ownership or control. The profitable
“If you’re culturally a Democrat…I’m with you.” –Dr. Oz Vanity Fair had an interesting article about Dr. Mehmet Oz who is running as a Republican for the Senate in Pennsylvania. To win the Republican nomination, Oz portrayed himself as pro-life, pro-police, pro-guns, and—most importantly—pro-Jan. 6 Insurrection. Now, he is losing so he is trying to
The Charleston Post & Courier wrote a scathing editorial against South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham. It starts with common sense. “U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham’s claim that he called Georgia Secretary of State Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in the days following the 2020 presidential election because he was curious about how the state verified absentee
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