The Berkshire Eagle reported on the whistleblower at Springside Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center. Laura Heath claims her wrongful termination was due to reporting unsafe staffing during a COVID-19 outbreak last winter. The state sent in the National Guard to provide care. Low staffing ratios are a problem in nursing homes across the U.S. and
PREP Act Immunity The Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act is known as the PREP Act. The Act provides some protection against legal claims related to “countermeasures” during a public health emergency. The PREP Act limits “countermeasures” to drugs, products and devices to diagnose, prevent or treat the virus and its transmission. Oregon Live reported
The team at Poliakoff and Associates wish you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving. We are thankful for all of you. Please be safe. We would also like to thank caregivers. For the last two years, nursing home caregivers ignored their personal fears and gone to work to care for residents. Short-staffing is so severe that
Unsafe Staffing More than 186,000 residents and staff have died from COVID-19 in nursing homes, assisted living facilities and other long-term care settings. The figure accounts for about one-quarter of the U.S.’s entire COVID-19 death toll. More than 2,000 resident deaths died from COVID-19 for a second month in a row. Unsafe staffing levels in
Fox News reported that white privilege is alive and well in North Carolina. Novant Health is a nonprofit organization with more than 35,000 employees. Novant Health operates 15 hospitals and hundreds of outpatient centers and clinics. In 2015, Novant Health wanted to fix health inequities and promote diversity and inclusion. Duvall worked at Novant Health.
Corporate Turnover National for-profit giant Genesis Healthcare needs a new chief executive officer. Genesis announced Harry Wilson will end his tenure as CEO after just seven months. The company said Wilson has “swiftly put forth a strong restructuring plan” and the board has overseen its “successful initial implementation.” Wilson’s only public comments came when Genesis,