John O’Connor is Editorial Director for McKnight’s who wrote the following: “Our employees are our greatest asset.” How often have I heard that or a similar claim over the years? Dozens of times? More than 50? Frankly, I’ve lost count. The funny thing is, I’m sure the speaker fully believed it at the time. And
Renee Alexander, a former Prisma Health employee, is suing the health system alleging racial discrimination and retaliation. She worked at the emergency room. “I loved helping people,” Alexander said. Alexander contends the discrimination and retaliation led to harassment, demotion, loss of promotions and hires. It ended her employment, according to the filed lawsuit. The lawsuit
The Mercury News reported that California prosecutors sued Mariner Health Care Services which owns and operates 19 nursing homes in California. While the operator identifies represents itself as Mariner Health Care on its website, the defendants are a “family” of related entities that together administer hundreds of nursing homes. Each run by “upwards of a
Agency Temps Nursing homes do not have enough caregivers. Short-staffing affects the quality of care. They do not pay caregivers enough. They do not provide benefits. Administrators are stuck using temporary caregivers from agencies. However, they often lack the training on specific polices and procedures at the facility. Temporary caregivers have no familiarity with the
Abuse and Neglect WSPA reported that South Carolina police arrested Mariquita Antionetta Mcgowan and Jasmine Lariane Tomika Carter for neglect of a vulnerable adult. The two nursing home caregivers strapped a resident to a toilet. That is sick. The caregivers left the poor resident on the toilet for at least eight hours causing significant injuries.
Facilities Increase Staffing Politico published a great article from elder advocate and health care expert David Grabowski. He studies long-term care and the economics of aging. Grabowski is a professor of health care policy at Harvard Medical School. “I’ve been studying long-term care settings for many years, and I think there’s a quicker and possibly
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