Our new Attorney General will be Judge Merrick Garland. Five years after Republicans blocked his Supreme Court nomination. He is honest, competent, and well-qualified. His reputation and integrity will restore the dignity of the Department of Justice. Garland told senators that the Capitol insurrection investigation is his first priority as attorney general. He will apply
Unsafe Staffing and COVID Deaths. The Times Union reported on the New York Attorney General’s investigation into COVID deaths in nursing homes. The problem is short or unsafe staffing. The report released last month drew attention that staffing levels at nursing homes directly correlated with COVID-19 deaths. The profitable industry practice of insufficient and unsafe staffing
We need more transparency in the nursing home industry and government funds. Bloomberg Law reported Senator Elizabeth Warren’s letter to Genesis nursing home chain. Warren wrote that funds received under the Cares Act “should not be used to line the pockets of company executives who fail to address the public health threats from the pandemic,
McKnight’s reported on the latest pandemic relief package. Half a billion dollars in funding will help nursing homes prevent and limit the spread of COVID-19 in their facilities. Infection control funds will support nursing home strike teams. Nursing homes have been petri dishes for infectious diseases. A Government Accountability Office report found 80 percent of
Occupancy Declines Fox Business reported that families continue to choose home health and other options to avoid nursing homes. COVID-19 has reshaped the future of the nursing home industry. Americans rely on institutions to care for vulnerable seniors. Nursing-home use in the U.S. has been declining gradually for years. In 2019, occupancy was 80%, down
New Leadership Chiquita Brooks-LaSure would be the first Black woman to head CMS. CMS administers Medicare, Medicaid, children’s health insurance and the Affordable Care Act, better known as “Obamacare.” The programs cover more than 130 million people, from newborns to nursing home residents. Brooks-LaSure was previously deputy director at CMS responsible for insurance markets during the
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