Unsafe Staffing The Atlanta Journal Constitution reported that nursing homes across Georgia and South Carolina are suffering widespread staffing shortages. Nursing homes often had unsafe staffing before the pandemic but the situation worsened as working conditions prompted workers to leave the industry. Katie Smith Sloan is CEO of LeadingAge, a national organization that represents 5,000 nonprofit
The Republican Party is in disarray. Conservatives v. Clowns. Politician Lauren Boebert Boebert is an idiot bigot. Video recently surfaced of Boebert making racist comments again. She is in the news because of ignorant anti-Muslim comments. CNN unearthed another video of Boebert from September saying stupid stuff. This time she called a Muslim colleague a
The vast majority of people agree that healthcare workers should protect patients by requiring vaccinations. The COVID-19 vaccination mandate for healthcare workers survived its first legal challenge. A federal judge rejected Florida’s demand for a temporary restraining order. The rule requires healthcare workers a first shot by Dec. 6 and a second by Jan. 5
The Fayetteville Observer reported the disturbing deal between North Carolina and PruittHealth. North Carolina taxpayers will give $5.3 million more in the next five years to have Georgia-based PruittHealth to manage the state’s veterans nursing homes. However, another company had a lower bid. Wilmington-based Liberty Healthcare offered to run the facilities for a bid of 8.15% of
Unsurprisingly, a study from UPenn researchers reveals that the use of skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) significantly declined during the pandemic. The facilities were death sentences for too many vulnerable adults. SNF spending for care also declined. Featured in the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, the study showed SNF use declined from an average of
For 20 years, experts recommended 4.1 hours per day of direct care per patient in nursing homes. It is the benchmark for quality care and better outcomes. Elder law advocates and experts support the Pennsylvania proposal to increase nursing homes’ minimum level of direct care to 4.1 hours daily per patient. Currently, the minimum is