This article was published by the Nursing Inquiry, explains that resident-on-resident attacks in nursing homes are not just an issue in the US but are a global issue. There has been research done that has reported 249 deaths across 8 countries (the US, Canada, the UK, and China) between January and December of 2023. The
One of Trump’s key attacks on the Biden administration before the election was his lie that it had shortchanged the North Carolina victims of the devastating Hurricane Helene by sending money for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to undocumented immigrants, likely to buy their votes (it is illegal for noncitizens to vote in federal
Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk of Northern Texas arbitrarily threw out the nursing home safe staffing mandate. He decided the mandate was inconsistent with Congress’s legislation governing nursing homes. CMS determined that the staffing requirements were needed while citing various forms of literature, data, interviews, and public comments. The DOJ emphasizes that the new requirement aligns with
The family of Alexis Ellinger sued the Arabella Health Wellness of Grand Bay for failing to maintain her health, safety, and well-being by allowing a resident to sexually abuse her. The family trusted the facility to take care of Melanie for her special needs and recurring epileptic seizures. At 21, the facility failed to protect
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A recent study revealed that resident-on-resident attacks are a problem in nursing homes all over the world. They are embedded in shared cultural expectations of institutional care and the stressors of dementia itself. Deaths caused by nursing home residents caused by resident to resident altercations remain rare throughout nations because they go underreported. “Homicide involving
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