I recently saw article about two separate incidents of abuse that made the news. The lack of punishment and accountability is shocking. North Carolina Recently, the N.C. DHHS cited University Place Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center in Charlotte. The agency cited a nursing home after live maggots were found in the wound of a dementia
What is the cost of anti-vax fear in the nursing home industry? Kaiser Family Foundation’s analysis shows a significant uptick in nursing home deaths in August as the Delta variant swept through unvaccinated facilities. Nursing homes reported nearly 1,800 deaths among their residents and staff in August. This is the highest monthly toll since the
Jennifer Lynn Reavis pleaded no contest to purposely overmedicating a resident of Twin Oaks Health and Rehab Center nursing home. Lansing Police Department investigated in 2019 after Reavis gave a resident of the facility evening and bedtime medications at the same time. Reavis also administered the resident Ativan and Benadryl. Neither were prescribed or part
Internal Investigation The U.S. Capitol Police recently announced that a lieutenant who fatally shot a rioter inside the Capitol acted lawfully. His Hobson’s Choice potentially saved lawmakers and aides from serious harm or death. The extensive investigation found that the officer acted within department policy. “USCP’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) determined the officer’s conduct
Lawsuits deter bad conduct. It is the whole point of the justice system. Without justice and accountability, bad conduct will increase. For example, Florida gave legal immunity to nursing homes for COVID deaths from careless and reckless infection control. Guess what? Cases of COVID deaths increased after Florida gave nursing homes blanket immunity for neglect
Vaccine Mandates You do not have a constitutional right to harm other citizens. You do not have a constitutional right to a specific job or employment. In 1777, during the Revolutionary War, George Washington ordered immunizations against deadly smallpox. The number of smallpox cases decreased–saving his army. The immunization mandate saved the war effort. A