McKnight’s reported on a new disconcerting study about blood pressure medication increasing the risk of falls especially with people suffering from dementia. JAMA Internal Medicine published a study showing residents in nursing homes who took antihypertensive medicines had higher risks for falls and fractures. Authors of the report said the risks for falling or getting fractures were even higher among
Facilities are discharging patients that do not follow Federal regulations which leads to unsafe and traumatic harm for the patient. CMS and State Long-Term Care Ombudsmen question the extent to which the nursing homes follow these Federal requirements for discharge. OIG conducted an investigation into nursing homes’ capability to care for patients with mental health
Wealth growth for young Americans was stagnant for decades until the Biden Administration. Suddenly a historic rise developed. In Axios, Emily Peck reported that household wealth for Americans under 40 has risen an astonishing 49% from where it was before the pandemic. Wealth doubled for those born between 1981 and 1996. Wealth overall has soared in
The New York Post reported on a horrific assault captured by a nanny cam. A caregiver was arrested for assault and torture charges for allegedly beating a 93-year-old woman in her care — with the abuse caught on surveillance video. The video was captured by video surveillance placed at the facility by the victim’s family. The video
As an attempt to distract us from the fact that Donald J. Trump is on trial for falsifying business records to cover up a sex scandal that threatened to derail his 2016 campaign, Marjorie Taylor Greene called for a vote to unseat Speaker Mike Johnson. Democrats joined Republicans to defeat the effort, 359 to 43. Members of
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