The nursing home industry claims they cannot meet safe staffing levels because the lack of available nurses and CNAs. Advocates push for more immigrant nurses to be granted the right to work in the US. Already around 25% of all US nursing home care workers are immigrants. They are far more likely to be retained by employers than
McKnights reported the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General has been investigating Supportive Care Holdings LLC and its CEO, Joseph Newmark, for alleged billing misconduct between 2019 and 2023. This company offered mental telehealth services to skilled nursing facility residents. Telehealth services have recently become very popular for seniors and
Expert Charlene Harrington raised concerns about future investments in the nursing home sector through a recent critical analysis. Harrington’s article criticized how operators like PruittHealth and the Portopiccolo Group prioritize cost-cutting and profits over patient care. They tunnel money to related entities for worthless or nonexistent “management services.” The industry has weak enforcement of standards with
Fox13News reported the arrest of another nursing home employee for assaulting a vulnerable adult in St. Petersburg Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Police arrested the Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) after she was caught slapping an elderly patient across the face in a nursing home. Dolly Moultrie was responsible for assisting with changing the victim. Moultrie took
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