Law-abiding nursing home operators have a new complaint. They compete with chains who “engage in exploitative tactics or otherwise break the law.” The disadvantaged facilities blames illegal use of financial guarantees at admission. Media reports indicate the practice is widespread and growing. The nursing home industry’s predatory practices include arbitration and attempting to collect from
The Journal of the American Geriatrics Society published a report showing the poor get less care than wealthy residents. Nursing homes in “disadvantaged” neighborhoods provide less clinical workers compared with nursing homes in rich areas. This disparity compromises the safety of residents. Residents in nursing homes have complex medical needs. Research proves that nursing homes with
“Focusing on profits over the needs of individual patients violates the public trust and creates a potential for harm of some of the most vulnerable among us.” –U.S. Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero said. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported the Medicare fraud case settled in Pennsylvania. Saunders House nursing home agreed to pay $819,000 to settle allegations
Neglect or Mistake? When does neglect get so bad that it is a criminal act? A reckless disregard for the health and safety of vulnerable adults? A conscious disregard? When the facility lies about it? Tries to cover it up? Here is a situation that begs the question. Two vulnerable adults are dead and another
The South Carolina Supreme Court has decided that the South Carolina Constitution prohibits the State to use the firing squad or electric chair as a means to terminate a prisoner’s life. South Carolina has a long history of respecting the sanctity of life. Firing Squad Method The protocol for South Carolina’s firing squad is cruel