The University of South Carolina and Lexington Medical Center have opened a 52,000-square-foot brand-new facility to train the next generation of nurses. This building is located on Lexington Medical Center’s West Columbia campus. The new Satellite Clinical Education Building will be used by the university’s third—and fourth-year nursing bachelor’s students, as well as master’s program
A nursing home registered nurse found a resident face down and wedged between the mattress on her bed and a wall that was about 10 inches away. According to reporters, the woman was found with her neck pressed up against the bed rail with her head and neck twisted upward towards the ceiling. The woman’s
On December 12, 2022, the US Government Accountability Office issued a report that recommended that the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) expand all hospice abuse and neglect report requirements. These requirements will be reflected more in nursing homes and hospital reports. All hospice care providers will report all instances of suspected abuse and
Throughout the U.S., more than one in five nursing home residents receive the power and mind-altering antipsychotic drugs. That is more than ten times the rate of the general population, though the conditions treated by these drugs do not increase with age. In Mississippi, that goes up to one in four residents. According to federal
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through its Administration for Community Living, released “Aging in the United States: A Strategic Framework for a National Plan on Aging – PDF.” The report lays the groundwork for a coordinated effort – across the private and public sectors and in partnership with older adults, family caregivers, the
Tim Sheehy is running for Senate as a Republican despite having no experience. He is attempting to to unseat moderate Jon Tester. Sheehy is founder of Montana-based Bridger Aerospace, an aerial firefighting company. However, Sheehy has faltered at times during the campaign. The business he founded has been struggling, opening him up to attacks that