Sepsis is a condition where the body responds improperly to an infection, and this often occurs in neglected vulnerable adults. A new study, published by JAMA Internal Medicine, found that people who are believed to have sepsis who take piperacillin-tazobactam (Zosyn) and vancomycin have a 5% higher absolute morality rate at 90 days compared to those
The Iowa Capital Dispatch reported the tragic case of a wheelchair-bound vulnerable adult was locked outside of the Dubuque Specialty Care nursing home all night. The incident began when the resident became upset with the new policy that prevented residents from smoking anywhere outside the building. The man reportedly told the staff, “I’m getting the
A 2021 LAist investigation for a nursing home chain has finally reached a settlement of $7 million over allegations of falsely billing the government for Medicare during a COVID waiver program. To free up some hospital beds during the pandemic, the federal government waived the requirement for nursing home residents to have been hospitalized for
The State reported that Keisha Carroll Banks was an employee with Ridgeway Manor Health Care in Ridgeway, SC. She is now heading to federal prison for pleading guilty to wire fraud and stealing money from the nursing home where she worked. Banks was able to access the money of a resident who resides at the
The Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living finalized the first nationwide rules for APS programs. The APS program identifies and investigates the mistreatment or neglect for elderly residents and people with disabilities. The new rules require APS officials to respond to the reported cases that are “life-threatening or likely to cause irreparable harm
America’s so-called “left behind” counties — the once-great manufacturing centers and other distressed places that struggled mightily at the start of this century — have staged a remarkable comeback. Those counties span the nation but are largely concentrated in the Southeast and Midwest. In the last three years, they added jobs and new businesses at
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