Author Archives: Jay Butchko
The Difference Between Nursing Home Neglect and an Inevitable Decline in Health
Individuals placed in the care of a nursing home are there for a reason—they are unable to care for themselves and require around the clock medical attention due to a medical condition. Most elderly people in nursing homes are extremely fragile; dementia, stroke, heart disease, diabetes, and fractured hips and other musculoskeletal injuries are… Read More »
One in five Florida nursing homes tell feds: We hardly have any gowns, masks
Nearly one in five Florida nursing homes say they do not have a one-week supply of protective gowns or the N95 masks recommended for care of patients with COVID-19, according to new data released by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid. A handful of nursing homes say they do not have any gowns… Read More »
Nursing Homes Fought Federal Emergency Plan Requirements for Years. Now, They’re Coronavirus Hot Spots
The long-term care industry resisted a federal mandate to plan for disasters including pandemics. About 43% of nursing homes have been caught violating the requirement, including facilities that have now had deadly COVID-19 outbreaks. Read in ProPublica: https://apple.news/AzXiZzMKvRBu22I0VR0uD2g Shared from Apple News
Ideal Nursing Homes: Individual Rooms, Better Staffing, More Accountability
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Ideal Nursing Homes: Individual Rooms, Better Staffing, More Accountability
By Ina Jaffe NPR, 5/21/20 Nursing homes were not on our minds much before the COVID-19 pandemic. Then their residents began dying by the thousands. While there are no definitive figures, nursing home residents and staff appear to account for about one-third of the roughly 90,000 COVID-19 related deaths in the U.S., according to… Read More »
Bruising May be a Sign of Nursing Home Abuse
Unexplained bruising may be a sign of nursing home abuse. Elderly people’s skin does bruise more easily than younger skin for a variety of reasons. For instance, certain medications cause bruising; blood vessels become less elastic and are more prone to breaking, which causes a bruise; and as the body ages, fat tissue becomes… Read More »
COVID-19 Nursing Home Neglect
Nursing home patients across the nation are falling victim to COVID-19. In addition to the virus itself, many patients are suffering from neglect and a low standard of care due to being in lock down, the stress that staff and nurses are under, and other ramifications caused by the global pandemic. While nursing homes… Read More »
Florida Nursing Homes Want Immunity from Lawsuits, Prosecution in Treatment of COVID-19 Patients
Attorney Kohn recently commented on a WFTS investigation into Nursing Home deficiencies in infection control. Florida’s long-term care facilities are pushing for legal immunity when it comes to treating COVID-19 patients. The Florida Health Care Association, which represents almost 600 long-term care facilities, is defending the industry’s response to COVID-19. In April, the association… Read More »
Coronavirus and long-term care: State suspends license of Jefferson County nursing home director
Nada Hassanein, Tallahassee DemocratPublished 1:45 p.m. ET April 20, 2020 | Updated 5:17 p.m. ET April 20, 2020 The Florida Department of Health has ordered an emergency suspension of the license of Cross Landings nursing home director Mark Daniels. The state agency issued the emergency restriction Friday after a testing team of nurses visited… Read More »
‘They’re Death Pits’: Virus Claims at Least 7,000 Lives in U.S. Nursing Homes
More than six weeks after the first coronavirus deaths in a nursing home, outbreaks unfold across the country. About a fifth of U.S. virus deaths are linked to nursing facilities. By Farah Stockman, Matt Richtel, Danielle Ivory and Mitch Smith April 17, 2020, NY Times The first warning of the devastation that the coronavirus… Read More »
