A Florida jury found The Palace at Kendall Nursing & Rehabilitation Center neglected Enrique Lozoya. The verdict states his urosepsis was preventable with reasonable care. Urosepsis is sepsis caused by infections of the urinary tract, including cystitis, or lower urinary tract and bladder infections, and pyelonephritis, or upper urinary tract and kidney infections. He had undergone
KSAT reported that police arrested Marcelina Felipa Ruiz. She was a certified nursing assistant at the Oak Park Nursing and Rehab Center. Investigators said Ruiz struck a resident under her care while working as a caregiver. The employee is accused of slapping the 84-year old woman suffering with Alzheimer’s disease. Injuries included facial swelling and
The U.S. added 431,000 new jobs last month. Incredible growth. Biden has the economy growing well. More than 90 percent of the 22 million jobs lost at the peak of the pandemic’s impact on the economy in the spring of 2020 — a far swifter rebound than forecasters initially expected.
Recruit and Retain McKnight’s reported on the annual spring meeting of the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry. Experts offered recommendations for operators to solve the No. 1 problem — unsafe staffing. Training and retaining compassionate and competent caregivers is the main job of managers. High employee turnover rates cause negative
Skilled Nursing News reported that The Ensign Group (Nasdaq: ENSG) continues to expand. Ensign is a national for profit nursing home chain worth billions. Ensign will add five more senior living communities to its portfolio. The nursing home industry heavyweight entered into an agreement with The Pennant Group (Nasdaq: PNTG) to transfer the operations of
There’s always a delicate balance between one person’s right to freedom of speech and another’s right to protect their good name. Defamation is a civil wrong or a tort. A defamed person may sue the person that made the statement under defamation law. The Verdict The Island Packet reported extensively on a strange case down
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