A former nurse who pleaded guilty to neglecting residents of a nursing home in Crystal Lake for working while intoxicated has been sentenced to probation. Angela S. Hutchison, 48, of McHenry, was charged in July with one count of criminal neglect of a facility resident, a Class 4 felony. She was later indicted on a […]
PACE has long flown under the national radar as an elder care option. But it’s recently attracted interest from lawmakers in states including Georgia, Illinois and Ohio because it can keep people at home and may cost less than nursing home care.
Until now, the only staffing rule for nursing homes has been that they have “sufficient” staff, without specifying what that means.
Vice President Kamala Harris announced on Monday that the Biden administration has finalized the first-ever minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes. The move comes after the COVID-19 pandemic, which saw advocates for the elderly reporting poor living conditions for residents in which they’d go hours without meals and water and were not kept properly clean. […]
Four NHS Lothian nurses, along with a Lothian nursing team, have been announced as finalists in the prestigious RCN Scotland Nurse of the Year Awards 2024. The awards, covering a variety of different categories, showcase the very best of nursing across Scotland, celebrating the commitment and professional care provided by nursing staff. Community staff nurse Elaine Wilson has been shortlisted for the Children’s Nursing & Midwifery Award for her exceptional leadership and dedication in...
The rules primarily address staffing levels for three types of nursing home workers. Registered nurses, or RNs, are the most skilled and responsible for guiding overall care and setting treatment plans.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday said the first rule to set minimum staffing levels at federally funded nursing homes and require that a certain portion of the taxpayer dollars they receive go toward wages for care workers is a long-overdue “milestone” that recognizes their value to society. Harris announced the rules []
Marcus Hanlin died at Cheddar Grove nursing home in Bristol when left on his own despite a support plan which meant he should be overseen at all times when around food, a court heard.
Heather Pressdee, 41, faces two counts of first-degree murder, 17 counts of attempted murder, and 19 counts of neglect across five care facilities. She was charged with the murders of Irene Simons, 78, and Sandra Lincoln, 82, who died following unnecessarily doses of insulin last year. Their families filed separate wrongful death lawsuits against Sunnyview Operating LLC and Sunnyview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center last week
After seeing a lack of resources in the process of applying to the University of Iowa’s College of Nursing, a group of pre-nursing students started a club to troubleshoot the competitive application. The undergraduate students kicked off the UI Pre-nursing Club student organization this January, and over 160 pre-nursing majors joined. The UI is known
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A quarter of home-owning parents with adult children who are not homeowners feel guilty that they cannot provide more support, according to a survey.