FILE - In this March 10, 2020, file photo, a worker wearing protective gear is seen through a window as she works in a room of a woman who has tested positive for the new coronavirus, as her daughters look in from outside the window, at the Life Care Center in Kirkland, Wash., near Seattle.
“Nursing homes would always have been ground zero, but given we already have huge staffing shortages, this will be magnified,” said David Grabowski, a Harvard Medical School professor who has studied staffing problems at homes. “It could be worse for today’s nursing homes than ever.” Sherry Perry, a certified nursing assistant at a nursing home Lebanon, Tennessee, has been working through the coronavirus crisis and believes her employer has been taking extra precautions to prevent infections, such as cleaning hand rails multiple times a day.
Lapses are common even at homes with high government ratings for overall quality. Four of 10 of the highest ranked homes have been cited for infection problems. Among the lowest rated facilities — those with a single star — 8 in 10 have been cited. “One thing this coronavirus has shown is that the enforcement system is way too tolerant of facilities not meeting the standards of care,” she said.
I’ve seen some so called infection control practices at the facility my husband was in. They only do what the administration tells them, NOTHING ELSE no matter what it is. Money is all they care about, ALL THEY CARE ABOUT.
Unfortunately, many of those Aids were sourced by the Obama Administration and brought into the USA from the Philippines. We have a shortage of USA Aids. Possibly, the Womens Studies majors can get some reeducation.
This is the problem in New Mexico too. Nursing home are a chamber of horrors. There is a massive amount of corruption, that protects these unscrupulous and greedy nursing home owners.
Yeah but... Viagra tho
Geriatric nurse 20 years. Ohio state mandates staffing minimum to be 2 aides to a hall of 25 patients and that's what you get if lucky Until the state values the care of elderly more than zoo animals this is what you get. The article as horrible as it sounds is true to life.
This is absolutely true! They are very scary places in America.
What financial interest does trump have in the unapproved drugs he’s shilling every day from the White House podium?
And lobbying for those nursing homes has prevented more regulations that would reduce spread of diseases due to higher sanitary requirements, more training, and more staffing to keep people safe. Lean staffing maximizes profits and skimps on actual care.