COVID Surge? According the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), there were more than 200,000 COVID-19 deaths among residents and staff of nursing homes, assisted living facilities and other long-term care settings. Although COVID-19 infections and deaths in nursing homes have decreased recently, more than a thousand die per month still. mostly because staff refuse to get
Bowen Turner’s sentence of probation for one guilty plea (after being credibly accused of raping three girls) has led to widespread public outrage. Rightly so. This case shows the injustice in South Carolina. Who is Bowen Turner? A North Carolina serial rapist who avoided prison visited the grave of one of his alleged victims while “confined”
Kevin McCarthy has no credibility. The audio says it all. He betrayed his friend and colleague Liz Cheney. Sad.
As a gerontologist and dementia behavior specialist, Eilon Caspi wrote a book on preventing resident to resident incidents. See his documentary called “Fighting for Dignity.” The film sheds light on the emotional trauma experienced by family members of residents harmed during these episodes in nursing homes. Resident-to-resident incidents are defined by researchers as “negative, aggressive
California politician Kevin McCarthy blasted Trump after the Jan. 6 Trump riots. Now he denies it. Of course, it is on video. Kevin McCarthy will be the new Majority Leader for the Grand Old Party. Really?
Long term care facilities have a legal, moral, and ethical duty to keep an eye on the residents. They must protect them from foreseeable harm. Unfortunately, the industry betrays that responsibility too often. As a nursing home attorney for over 25 years, we see how this betrayal affects families who entrust loved ones to facility
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