After seeing Trump’s speech, I recall an article which highlights the stark realities faced by individuals diagnosed with dementia and the families supporting them. The findings emphasize how life expectancy and the likelihood of nursing home admission vary based on factors like age, type of dementia, and location, underscoring the complexity of care planning. Patients
Mission Skilled Nursing & Sub-Acute Care Facility nursing home allowed Connie Jo Delucca to use her cane to beat her roommate, Vera Plares, to death. The failure to supervise the residents and train staff on how to redirect led to Vera’s wrongful death. The nursing home knew or should have known that Deluca had a
WRAL reported that Cynthia Williams Sellars pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of a resident at a Fuquay-Varina assisted living facility. Prosecutors said that Sellars pushed 88-year-old Lillie Cooper to the ground on September 24th, 2023, after arguing with her at the Windsor Point Retirement Community. Lillie Cooper passed away due to her injuries
Joseph Schwartz of New York pled guilty to a $38.9 million employment tax fraud scheme within a nursing home. Schwartz admitted that he failed to send payroll taxes to the Internal Revenue Service, and that he failed to file an annual financial report with the U.S Department of Labor for the 401(k) benefit plan of
The US finds itself amidst a serious issue: healthcare rates are increasing faster than inflation, specifically in the nursing home industry where costs are rising by 4.5% compared to the 2.6% inflation rate. This is not sustainable. Healthcare is a necessity, not a luxury. If everything else is getting more expensive, and something as necessary
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