WXXI News reported another sexual assault at a nursing home. As a nursing home attorney for over 25 years, I have never seen so many stories about sexual assaults and rape at nursing homes nationwide. The nursing home industry would rather pay rapists than provide a living wage and benefits to qualified caregivers. Quality of
The Danger The omicron wave hit nursing homes hard. Infections among residents and staff reached record highs. CDC reports at least 40,000 residents tested positive last week alone. New weekly data show a rapid surge in cases among nursing home staff. Cases for staff hit a record high of more than 67,000 cases the first
The U.S. economic news continue to impress. From Historian Heather Cox Richardson: In March, without a single Republican vote, they passed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan to jump-start the economy by putting money into the pockets of ordinary Americans. It worked. The new law cut child poverty in half by putting $66 billion into
Florida broke several records for the number of cases reported in a single day reaching 76,000 new cases on New Year’s Eve. Florida is experiencing a 849 percent increase in COVID-19 cases this week. The Hill reported that Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis allowed more than 1 million COVID-19 rapid tests to expire while sitting in a
Emergency Preparedness WSPA reported the tragic wrongful deaths at Pine Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center nursing home. The ongoing investigation on how and why police discovered two dead residents at the nursing home. Police determined that staffing was “inadequate.” Only one licensed practical nurse and two certified nursing assistants were caring for the 98 vulnerable
Angus King is a well-respected Senator from Maine. He spoke eloquently about voting rights and the archaic filibuster custom.
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