Happy Labor Day!  Nursing homes do not treat their employees very well. Most caregivers do not get enough training or adequate PPE. Many  aides are overworked and burnt-out. Homes pay staff low wages with few if any benefits. Here are some examples of how nursing homes treat their employees on this Happy Labor Day. NHC-Greenwood

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The Danger of Anti-Psychotics Reducing the use of anti-psychotics in nursing homes has been a focus of nursing homes and federal officials for over a decade. 300,000 nursing home residents are given anti-psychotic drugs each week, even though most have no psychosis to justify it. Since the beginning of the Trump administration, nursing homes rarely pay