UNI Global Union, based in Switzerland, represents more than 20 million workers from over 150 different countries. They represent and support the fastest growing sectors in the world – skills and services. Caregivers have perpetually precarious working conditions. Burn-out, low pay, and lack of benefits makes the job difficult. Understaffing is unsafe forcing nursing homes

Excess Deaths Health researchers confirmed that the pandemic caused 300,000 deaths in the United States. The new total includes confirmed deaths directly caused by the coronavirus and fatalities indirectly related. These would not have occurred but for the virus. “Excess deaths” are from all causes that statistically exceed those normally occurring in a certain time

The October KFF Health Tracking Poll finds a large majority (79%) of the public do not want the Supreme Court to overturn the Affordable Care Act’s protections for people with pre-existing medical conditions, up 17 percentage points since last year when 62% held this view. Trump has said he wants justices who would “do the

545 Children At least 60 under 5 years old.  Lost. Misplaced. Endangered. In 2017, the Trump administration implemented their most controversial immigration policy. Separating young children and babies from their mothers. This was meant to deter future conduct and not punish the children or the parents. That is certainly not what happened. Now, at least,

According to former White House Chief of Staff, retired Marine General John Kelly, “The depths of his dishonesty is just astounding to me. The dishonesty, the transactional nature of every relationship, though it’s more pathetic than anything else. He is the most flawed person I have ever met in my life.”

Retention and Turnover McKnight’s reported on staffing challenges in the nursing home industry. Staffing problems have plagued long-term care operators for decades. It has gotten even worse this year during the coronavirus pandemic. Experts predict unsafe staffing will continue as the crisis further progresses this year. The ongoing shortage of caregivers will harm nursing homes