Safe staffing levels at nursing homes have been associated with better care quality for residents. A Health Affairs study found that nursing homes with higher proportion of lower paying Medicaid residents directed more revenue toward workers but reported lower staffing levels. This may be attributed to lower Medicaid reimbursement, which nursing homes argue is below the cost
Most nonprofit hospitals neglect by cutting care for vulnerable adults and those living in poverty. Read a new report in Bloomberg Law: https://apple.news/AHhkgSh-YQQm9Pcbki3TIVw Most “nonprofits” are not really nonprofits. The administrative, the management, and the board directors make millions while cooking the books.
The latest study showing the government’s continued failure to enforce safety regulations in the nation’s nursing homes is no surprise to those of us who have been fighting the systemic abuse and neglect for decades. Underreporting of abuse, falls and pressure ulcers in nursing homes is common place to avoid accountability and responsibility. For the
Crestwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center called the police after a resident to resident altercation resulting in the death of a vulnerable adult. Hill suffocated his roommate using pillow stuffing. This type of incident happens all the time. It is one of the major reasons for so many “injuries of unknown origin” that occur in nursing
CBS reported another episode where a nursing home employee abused a vulnerable adult. Police accuse her of pushing a disabled patient to the ground over a request for ice. The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said an employee battered a vulnerable adult resident at Orchid Cove at Palm Harbor nursing home. Delana Dallas-Hudson is a certified nursing
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