Nurses who experience impairments due to fatigue, loss of sleep, and inability to recover between shifts are more likely than unimpaired nurses to report decision regret according to the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.  In a study that was released, over 600 nurses were interviewed. Mistakes such as failing to follow care plans, failing to supervise, […]

by A.C. Thompson ProPublica, Dec. 31, 2013, 2:54 p.m. The one-story beige building on Southwest Hill Road in McMinnville, Ore. 2013 an old mill town between Portland and Salem 2013 has seen plenty of trouble over the years of its operation as an assisted living facility. Two men have been jailed for committing sex crimes […]

The per-page rates – 65 cents for the first 30 pages and 50 cents for each page after that – still could be charged to reproduce paper copies of medical records. The proposed law would allow hospitals to charge patients a maximum $15 clerical fee to produce a digital copy. “The frustration is, you really […]

ong term care providers are not up to date about the dangers of using antipsychotic drugs to treat dementia, according to a new study. Canvassing leaders and staff of 68 nursing homes in Connecticut, researchers found that 56 percent of direct-care staff agreed with the statement that using such medicines to handle residents’ behavior “works […]

As a nursing home abuse attorney, I have seen time after time where accidents and injuries could have been prevented, had adequate, appropriately trained staff been employed by the facility.  Now it has been confirmed what we already knew, that the greedy companies that operate nursing homes are raking in money and unethically denying pay […]

A new study has led to a breakthrough in the process to identify people who will fall victim to Alzheimer’s disease. The research predicted with 90% accuracy which mild cognitive impairment sufferers would develop Alzheimer’s disease within two years. Findings were published in the current issue of the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. The combination of brain […]