Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is announcing new steps by Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) through its Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), to improve the quality and safety of nursing homes, to protect vulnerable residents and the health care heroes who care for them, and to crack down on bad actors. The Administration
White House Fact Sheet: All people deserve to be treated with dignity and respect and to have access to quality medical care. And in no case should a health care facility be causing a patient harm. The President believes we must improve the quality of our nursing homes so that seniors, people with disabilities, and
The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan helped fight Covid-19 and rebuilt the economy after the pandemic. It helped the nation gain more than 6.5 million new jobs last year. That is more jobs created in one year than in any other time in our history. Biden wants to fund the police at even higher rates.
Retiring Justice Stephen Breyer is a class act, and a great public servant. Justice Breyer reacts to applause for his service. https://t.co/F6esdXUOpK #SOTU pic.twitter.com/hD639MvME9 — Evan McMurry (@evanmcmurry) March 2, 2022
Renaissance of Richfield/Bath assisted living facility failed to keep a resident safe and allowed her to wander away. Resident and vulnerable adult Peggy Jirousek suffered from hypothermia which led to her premature and wrongful death. Caregivers found her in the snow. Officials have not said when she exited the facility, or how long she was
Families know best when it comes to caring for their loved ones. McKnight’s reported that experts recommend using family members to alleviate unsafe staffing. Full findings can be found in the January edition of Health Affairs. The findings prove that facilities suffer from unsafe staffing and fail to provide the care required. “If staff members were expected to
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