“Focusing on profits over the needs of individual patients violates the public trust and creates a potential for harm of some of the most vulnerable among us.” –U.S. Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero said. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported the Medicare fraud case settled in Pennsylvania. Saunders House nursing home agreed to pay $819,000 to settle allegations
Neglect or Mistake? When does neglect get so bad that it is a criminal act? A reckless disregard for the health and safety of vulnerable adults? A conscious disregard? When the facility lies about it? Tries to cover it up? Here is a situation that begs the question. Two vulnerable adults are dead and another
The South Carolina Supreme Court has decided that the South Carolina Constitution prohibits the State to use the firing squad or electric chair as a means to terminate a prisoner’s life. South Carolina has a long history of respecting the sanctity of life. Firing Squad Method The protocol for South Carolina’s firing squad is cruel
The Biden Administration will implement a minimum staffing mandate by March of 2023. Direct nursing care is the aggregate time provided by registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and certified nursing assistants. CMS, in a report issued to Congress back in 2001, recommended a daily minimum standard of 4.1 hours of total direct care nursing time
“The Justice Department welcomes the passage of the Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2022, which will enable us to provide support to the families of fallen officers who have died by suicide and to officers who have suffered debilitating trauma-related mental health injuries.” The Biden Administration passed the bipartisan Public Safety Officer Support Act.
A Republican-led House panel advanced legislation that would outlaw nearly all abortions in South Carolina. Rape and incest exceptions are not included. More legislation to prohibit contraception, restrict assisted reproductive treatment, like in vitro fertilization, and and restrict interstate travel for health care is next up.
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