PA MediaMedication errors at an Aberdeen home care service “could have had serious consequences”, inspectors have found. The Care Inspectorate has ordered Cornerstone Aberdeen South, which provides care services for adults with learning disabilities, to make immediate improvements.The inspection report found staff did not understand their responsibilities when helping patients with their medication, which led to potential problems. Cornerstone said measures had since been taken to meet the Care Regulatory Authority’s requirements. The incident report was also criticised during the August visit.It emerged that the recent incident should have been reported to the police immediately but was only reported a…
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Bayada Home Healthcare, the nation’s largest provider of home care services, has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit filed in Philadelphia that alleged the company failed to pay nurses for the time they spent briefing new nurses and caregivers about patient conditions and for mandatory training sessions.Legal Intelligencer first reported the $13.5 million settlement with the Philadelphia District Court on Wednesday. Bayada, a Pennsauken nonprofit with revenue of $1.6 billion in 2022, said the settlement terms are not final. “We are not in a position to make any statements at this time,” the company said.An expert report included in the…
Presbyterian Homes and Services tops the 2024 LeadingAge Ziegler 200 list of the largest nonprofit, multi-location senior living and care organizations by number of assisted living units with 2,927 units, while National Senior Communities leads by number of independent living units with 19,026 units. The rankings were released on Thursday. National Senior Communities also maintained its top spot in the overall rankings, keeping it at the top for the ninth consecutive year. NSC (formerly National Senior Campuses) is a Washington, DC-based organization that supports continuing care retirement/life planning communities developed and managed by Erickson Senior Living. The LZ 200 list…
CHARLOTTE — It’s a win-win: Every Channel 9 viewer can get a new home for $100, and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will raise millions of dollars for its mission to save children’s lives and support families.We will be collaborating on the 11th annual St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway, which will air for the first time on Channel 9 in 2025.Crews broke ground Thursday in Marshville, where Newton Custom Homes & Realty and DeRose Construction will complete the new home and give it away to one lucky viewer.Tickets will go on sale in April, with only 23,000 available, priced at…
Navigating the health care system can often be difficult, so here are four books that might offer some hope amid the chaos: From accessible health care to the journey of being a caregiver, we’ve got the books you need to read this fall. There’s no way out By Sue Fagalde Rick More than six million Americans have dementia, one in three of whom are older adults. When you add in spouses, siblings, adult children, and professional caregivers, we are all touched by this disease. But “No Way Out of This” is not the story of the virtuous, self-sacrificing wife who…
Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s testimony before the House of Representatives about the deaths of thousands of New Yorkers in nursing homes during the pandemic proved one thing: his arrogance knows no bounds. During grilling by the Select Subcommittee on COVID-19 on Tuesday, Governor Cuomo emphasized that he is avoiding responsibility for deaths caused by his March 25, 2020 “mandatory admissions” directive, which forced New York nursing homes to admit infectious COVID patients. Instead, he claimed then-President Donald Trump “intentionally misled the American people and his lies and denials delayed our response” and “spread the virus.” Willful deception? “Lies and denial”?…
Cleveland Clinic was named a top workplace by Fortune magazine on its “Best Workplaces in Healthcare 2024″ list.Cleveland Clinic ranked 37th out of 45 companies in the large employer category. The annual list includes companies that demonstrate positive employee experiences, defined by high levels of trust, respect, pride and other factors.”We are honored to be recognized as one of the Best Places to Work in health care,” said Kelly Hancock, DNP, RN, executive vice president and chief care officer at Cleveland Clinic and Rich Family Chief Care Officer. “This recognition reflects the dedication of our caregivers and our commitment to…
What do you get with Washington state’s new $36,500 lifetime long-term care benefit? That could include about 2,281 home-delivered meals, an 80-day stay in an adult residential facility, transportation services for seven years or $15,000 worth of assistive devices and technology to help with disabilities, according to a state working group. Long Term Services and Support Trust BoardThe group, made up of lawmakers, representatives from state government agencies, long-term care workers and beneficiaries, is in the process of finalising the fees the WA Cares Fund will pay for certain services. To fund the program, the state levies a 0.58% tax…
The Future Leaders Awards program is brought to you in partnership with Homecare Homebase. The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who will shape the next decade of home health, hospice care, senior housing, skilled nursing and behavioral health. To view this year’s Future Leaders, visit https://futureleaders.agingmedia.com/. Courtney Brooks, director of home health care for St. Louis-based Lutheran Senior Services, has been named a 2024 Future Leader by Home Health Care News. Future leaders must be nominated by their peers: Candidates must be high-performing employees under the age of 40, passionate workers who know how to put a…
Bergen-New Bridge Medical Center, a 1,070-bed nonprofit hospital based in Paramus, New Jersey, has partnered with NeuroFlow, a behavioral health technology and analytics company, to help measure and monitor risk in its patient population. The goal is for the medical center to integrate NeuroFlow’s workflow tools into the medical center’s outpatient care environment to enhance identification of behavioral health needs and more efficiently allocate care resources. The collaboration will initially focus on providing care team members with the ability to track and evaluate patient progress between appointments to improve resource allocation. “We have been looking for ways to identify and…