Sexual Abuse of Residents Suppressed by Nursing Home Administrators: Prosecutors have charged two administrators at The Landing of Southampton with failure to report abuse, nursing home neglect, and other offenses. Information related to the sexual abuse of three...
White House against Antipsychotic Drug Use in Nursing Home Dementia Patients: The use of antipsychotic drugs in elderly patients not diagnosed with schizophrenia falls into the category of nursing home medication errors, a common but lesser known aspect of nursing...
PA Dementia Patients Disproportionately Impacted by COVID: Pennsylvania nursing home residents suffering from dementia were among the most severely impacted during the coronavirus pandemic, says an article on nbcphiladelphia.com. The combination of insufficiently...
With hugs for nursing home residents ok again, the guidance will be a boon for the mental and emotional well-being of residents previously isolated due to COVID. New guidance recently released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) permits vaccinated...
PA Nursing Homes are Unprepared for Dementia Care Crisis The state gets a near-failing grade from experts and advocates based on its lack of preparedness for the coming boom in dementia care. Pennsylvania nursing homes will not be ready to handle an expected upsurge...
