Technology as a Safety Intervention Wandering and elopements are dangerous for residents with dementia. Fox8 reported on new technology to help protect residents with dementia who wander. Supervision and safe staffing are the best safety interventions but technology can help save lives. For example, the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office uses technology to find missing people.
McKnight’s recently reported that a grand jury indicted the owner/operator of Atrium Health and Senior Living for healthcare fraud, tax fraud and money laundering offenses. The Department of Justice announced CEO Kevin Breslin and KBWB Operations, doing business as Atrium. committed the alleged crimes from January 2015 through September 2018 at 24 skilled nursing and
A horrific situation in Indiana caught my eye. Police accuse Miranda Kahn of stealing medication from a patient at a nursing home where she worked. The registered nurse denied stealing a medication called gabapentin. Officers found a bottle of the nerve pain pills in her home with the label partially ripped off. Later, investigators found text
The U.S. Department of Justice charged 25 Floridians a wire fraud scheme that created illegal licenses and employment shortcuts to supply unqualified caregivers to nursing homes throughout the southeast including South Carolina. The defendants “engaged in a scheme to sell fraudulent nursing degree diplomas and transcripts obtained from accredited Florida-based nursing schools.”
Approximately one out of every four patients who are admitted to hospitals in the United States will suffer preventable harm. The New England Journal of Medicine published the incredible study. 24% experienced a negative health event during their hospital stay. Much of the harm is due to carelessness and systemic issues. U.S. hospitals have a
A new study found early signs of dementia up to nine years before formal diagnosis. The findings published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association could identify at risk people. Hopefully, they can benefit from early interventions to reduce their risk of developing dementia-related diseases. David Thomas, head of policy at Alzheimer’s Research
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