Transparency = Accountability Everyone agrees of the significance of safe staffing levels on quality of care, and the prevention of abuse and neglect. However, the financial practices of for-profit NHs result in the failure to fund adequate and appropriate staffing. For-profit ownership is strongly associated with failing to meet safe staffing minimums. Insufficient staffing leads
“Related party transaction” refers to a financial practice that diverts funds in for-profit nursing home chains. A recent article discussed the improper diversion of taxpayer funds to shell companies owned by the operator of the nursing home. These entities are known as “related parties or entities”. These related entities have common ownership or control. The profitable
The Charleston Post & Courier wrote a scathing editorial against South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham. It starts with common sense. “U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham’s claim that he called Georgia Secretary of State Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in the days following the 2020 presidential election because he was curious about how the state verified absentee
WYFF reported another South Carolina health care provider caught physically abusing a vulnerable adult. The licensed practical nurse works at the Pee Dee Regional Center. Arrest warrants claim Jo Ann Graves hit a resident several times in the face. State authorities arrested her for alleged abuse of a vulnerable adult. Video surveillance corroborated the violent
Horrible facility finally closes down.