Long before Covid-19 ravaged nursing homes, the long-term care industry had an infection control problem. On March 4, 2020 in response to the coronavirus, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it was postponing its routine inspections of nursing homes so it could focus solely on issues […]
Author: Karen Terry
In a state with more residents age 65 and older than any in the country, the coronavirus portends a serious and terrifying scenario in Florida. Health experts say COVID-19 impacts that population a lot harsher, and they are correct. Nationwide, eight out of 10 deaths related to the disease occurred […]
Of all the places in the home where child accidents occur, the most dangerous and perhaps most unexpected one may be lurking in the laundry room. In fact, so unexpected that most articles on child home safety do not even discuss it! HOW WASHERS AND DRYERS PUT CHILDREN AT RISK […]
Driving a motor vehicle is a privilege and not a right. Driving a vehicle in Florida is legally the operation of a “dangerous instrumentality”. Why? Motor vehicles injure and kill people every day. It is that simple. That is why we have laws requiring drivers to pass a driving test, […]
The Tort Reform Myth Persists — Selling Out the Injured Why do lobbyists still sell and legislators still buy the tort reform myth? A 194-page briefing book published in December 2018 by the Center for Justice & Democracy at New York Law School packs a powerful punch when it comes […]
Another horror story unfolded at a nursing home in Boynton Beach, Fla., where a 67-year-old woman with dementia was duct-taped to a chair by her caretakers. Her caretakers, Phygelle Brudent and Lashron Williams, have been charged with elderly abuse and false imprisonment following their arrest by the local police department. […]
The death toll mounted again in the Broward County nursing-home disaster following Hurricane Irma. A ninth patient expired after being evacuated from The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills in the midst of a power outage that turned the facility into a sweltering sarcophagus of sorts. It was reported that some […]
Too many patients and not enough nurses, CNA’s or other care givers to properly treat them. Patients crying for assistance from too few staff. Tragically, patients die or are critically ill because someone wanted to maximize the profit line. That happened while one the nation’s most powerful hurricanes was barreling […]
The lack of good care in nursing homes is a very real problem. Owners trying to enhance the bottom line often run with thin staffs, and it is the patient who suffers. For example, bed sores can cause terrible injuries and often death, but they never should happen. Sadly, in […]
Dealing with an aging parent brings about an emotional anguish that is as sad as it is stressful. Depending on the level of care a loved one requires – does he or she need help doing the laundry and preparing a meal or with more-involved tasks such as bathing and […]
