Today is world mental health day. Everyone, today either be introspective toward our own conditions or reach out to a colleague or friend who may need positive reinforcement or help.
Anti-psychotics medications are dangerous for elderly residents. The risk of harm outweighs the medical benefits. The FDA placed a black box warning on administering anti-psychotics for off-label use. The nursing home industry often used anti-psychotics as a chemical restraint to compensate for unsafe staffing. CMS warned the industry to reduce unnecessary and dangerous antipsychotic medication
“The gulf between employers and the employed is constantly widening, and classes are rapidly forming, one comprising the very rich and powerful, while in another are found the toiling poor…. Corporations, which should be the carefully restrained creatures of the law and the servants of the people, are fast becoming the people’s masters.” –President Grover
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis chose to wear sparkling white, knee-high boots to watch storm clean-up. Bold fashion choice? The photo op where he wore campaign gear delayed Hurricane Ian relief efforts. He then called residents liars. Interesting way to get folks to vote for you. Still better than Trump…
WYFF reported that a South Carolina police sergeant uploaded an arrest video of onto social media. Why would he do that? What about the person’s privacy? The matter has been referred to the 12th Circuit Solicitor’s Office. The police sergeant in Florence lost his job after a video of him making an arrest was posted
The New York Times had a great article on the scourge of mandatory arbitration clauses in admission paperwork for assisted living facilities. Although arbitration is ubiquitous in modern life, it is unfair in the health care setting. When residents sign these agreements hidden among the dozens of admission pages, the facility tricks them into waiving
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