This article shows how some employees will not cover up neglect and abuse in nursing homes unlie the majority who are more loyal to their corporate masters than the residents they are bound to protect. June Dankert was 87 and in good health when she died May 10. For the previous two years, she lived at
Here is a disturbing article about a common problem in nursing home facilities. A Berea man was arrested Monday on charges that he sexually assaulted a woman in a local nursing home. Matthew Bryant, 25, of Old Walleceton Road, allegedly entered the Berea Health Care Center on Richmond Road in Berea. Police still aren’t sure
This is an incredible article. They should be arrested for leaving a vulnerable adult in this condition. A northeast Nebraska care center has been fined for leaving an elderly resident alone and unattended. A report, done by the state department of Health and Human Services, says Golden Living Center, in O’Neill, Nebraska, discharged a resident because
Nursing home operators value loyalty and good nursing leaders, the latest results from the nation’s most in-depth nursing-home survey indicate. The national median salary for directors of nursing (DONs) at nursing homes jumped 5.2% this year, up to $72,515. Similarly, assistant DONs enjoyed a 4.9% rise, up to $60,022. Both increases are much higher than
I saw this article about a woman who was a resident of a Tennessee nursing home where they found maggots in her ear. How could this happen? Who is checking her? It is disgusting and unacceptable. I’m surprised the facility isn’t claiming it is part of her care and treatment! A Health Department investigation revealed that
The Bush Administration has decided to change the Medicare rules to prevent payment of “preventable” injuries. Who decides what is preventable? How is that decided? Here is part of the article I read: In a significant policy change, Bush administration officials say that Medicare will no longer pay the costs of treating preventable errors, injuries