Mercury News reported California operator Mariner Health Care agreed to pay up to $15.5 million in penalties, plus $2.25 million in costs, if the chain continues to fail to abide by terms related to patient safety and staffing levels. In 2021, all 19 of Mariner’s facilities and the company’s corporate management were sued for unsafely discharging
The nursing home staffing crisis is a call to action for safe staffing levels in long-term care facilities for quality care for older adults. Nursing home residents are suffering because their facilities do not have adequate numbers of staff to care for them. Without safe staffing, the understaffing will continue with devastating consequences for residents,
McKnight’s reported on a recent study showing that 12% of people hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) to be inappropriately diagnosed with the condition — especially people who are older, have dementia or experience an altered mental state. The study published in JAMA Internal Medicine evaluated the inappropriate diagnosis of CAP in 17,290 people hospitalized from 48 hospitals
One of the nation’s largest nursing home operators has filed for bankruptcy protection after defaulting on government-backed loans. Peterson Healthcare operates 90 facilities in Missouri, Iowa and Illinois but filed for Chapter 11 protection in a Delaware bankruptcy court because of fiscal mismanagement. Reuters reported Peterson claims $295,000,000 in debt, including $45M owed under special
On Easter Sunday, the former president posted over 70 crazy messages on his social media platform attacking prosecutors and political opponents. “HAPPY EASTER TO ALL, INCLUDING CROOKED AND CORRUPT PROSECUTORS AND JUDGES THAT ARE DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO INTERFERE WITH THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2024, AND PUT ME IN PRISON, INCLUDING THOSE MANY PEOPLE THAT
President Trump’s tawdry decision to sell $60 Bibles for Holy Week has drawn little reaction from evangelical leaders. Trump is preparing for his criminal trial for election interference for paying hush money to his former porn star paramour, Stormy Daniels. “When I drink my little wine – which is about the only wine I drink
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