The Sydney Morning Herald published an article exploring the foreseeable increase in residential care costs due to additional regulations and better staff-to-resident ratios. As a result, “staying at home [is] increasingly attractive and more competitive.”
In LaFayette, Georgia, three employees at Shepherd Hills nursing home were accused of sexual assault allegations. One employee was charged with sodomy, while two additional employees will be charged with failure to report.
A recent article supplied tips on how to detect elder abuse amongst COVID-19 restrictions. and long-term care facility lockdowns. Elder abuse has increased during COVID-19 as restrictions have separated elders from loved ones who could detect changes in behavior or signs of neglect.
This week, the New York Times published a story exploring the effects of isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As the epidemic attacked nursing homes across the country and many turned to lockdowns and isolation to prevent the spread,
While COVID-19 has changed traditional voting methods, nursing home and assisted living facilities are doing what they can so residents can vote safely.
A recent data analysis of Canadian nursing homes meeting safety legislation found that 85%, or “six in seven care homes are repeat offenders, and there are virtually no consequences.”
