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,
Marijuana has many medical and health benefits but remains illegal in many states including South Carolina. Eighteen U.S. states, most recently Connecticut in June, as well as the District of Columbia, have legalized the recreational use of marijuana. Marijuana, which remains prohibited by federal law, has been approved for medical use in 36 states and
WWLTV reported the sad and horrific molestation of a vulnerable adult by a nursing home caregiver. The Bogalusa Police Department arrested Angela Dawn Holloway Austin on charges of sexual abuse of an animal and molestation of a person with a physical or mental disability. She works in a Louisiana nursing home. She was arrested after
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