Too fewer permanent nurses in the wards are linked to longer stays, readmissions, patient deaths and ultimately more living and money, so long-term studies have been published online in the quality and safety of the journal BMJ. Rectifying your balance is cost-effective and saves an estimated £4,728 for each year of healthy life acquired per patient, but not when temporary agency staff is being used to plug in gaps. Researchers say that nurses in the wards are at risk of injuring hospital patients and are important contributors to nurse recruitment and retention issues, and careless staffing shortages in wards nurses…
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Editor's Note: This news article mentions suicidal ideation. The number of lifelines for suicide and crisis nationwide is 988.Fenton, Missouri (First Alert 4) – A Jefferson County man was charged with murder Friday after he said he shot and killed his wife because he was exhausted from caring for her but didn't want to die in a nursing home. The Jefferson County Prosecutor's office has charged 73-year-old Kenneth Poutler with first-degree murder and armed criminal proceedings. He is being held unconfined at the Jefferson County Jail. They were called to the Karen and Kenneth Poutler homes on a block of…
Connecticut Legislature is proposing an increase to mandatory state nursing home staffing levels. Long-term care provider organizations can balend not only the associated prices but also the additional burdens that could put in sectors that are already struggling with widespread shortages of staff. By July 1, 2026, lawmakers hope to increase staffing times for minimum nursing homes from 3 to 3.6 hours per day per resident. Such a mission could cost $24 million, but the actual state costs to staff at that level will “depend on the number and level of staff required and how it will be incorporated into…
Welltower Inc.'s (NYSE: WELL) first financial quarter's $1.2 billion in skilled nursing investments served as a “credit business,” an executive at Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) said Tuesday that it was discussing details of its investment in Aspire Healthcare. Nikhil Chaudhri, Co-President and Chief Investment Officer of Welltower, described skilled nursing as a trustworthy business. So, he said the investment was approached with a focus on borrowers' ability to pay back. The investment scope also attracted the attention of financial analysts during REIT quarterly revenue calls, given Welltower's high investments as well. Well Tower's biggest skilled nursing transactions (most of…
Quick Hit The Colorado Legislature has passed a bill banning non-competitive agreements with doctors, doctors, dentists, nurses and midwives. The bill will make it clear if it is possible to non-compete in the sale or sale of a business, including direct and indirect ownership sales. If signed by the governor, the bill will come into effect on August 6, 2025. State law allows non-competitive and non-integrated contracts with certain highly compensated employees, but the bill excludes healthcare providers from that provision. State law allows restrictive contracts designed to protect trade secrets. However, the bill will not allow restrictive contracts if…
Nina Moini: Well, it's no secret that Minnesota is a hub for medical startups and innovation among companies like Mayo Clinic, U of M Medical School, and GM. However, it takes years for new treatments and practices to become mainstream. So, two people in the healthcare industry will launch a podcast to let patients and providers know about cutting-edge drugs coming out of the state. It is called patient innovation. Podcast hosts Rashmi Kandwal and Mary Maccarthy have just joined me. Thank you both for today. Mary McCarthy: Thank you for welcoming us. Nina Moni: Absolutely. Rashmi Kandwar: Thank you,…
IMA Medical Group strengthens commitment during the transformation of the healthcare industry Orlando, Florida., April 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ – The healthcare industry is experiencing an era of unprecedented change, affecting organizations across the country. In the face of these key challenges, IMA Medical Group has taken proactive steps to strengthen its operations and continues to focus on its mission. Provides high quality, patient-centered, cost-effective, personalized care to the entire senior community. Over the past few months, healthcare institutions across the country have been affected by regulatory policies, market pressures and increasing demand for patient care. During this time, IMA Medical…
Urgent and emergency care nurses worked in services this winter that were performing “far worse” than before the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new analysis. The Health Foundation think tank this week published a report, which identified that the health service in England was “in distress” for several months this winter. “The crisis in A&E has been repeated across hospitals” Patricia Marquis The analysis looked at the extent to which urgent and emergency care disruptions were caused by higher than usual levels of winter illnesses and/or systemic weaknesses within the NHS. Authors concluded that the NHS was performing “far worse…
I Public meetings were held throughout Vermont and in many parts of the country. At these gatherings, I almost always ask a very simple question: is our health care system broken? And the answer I always get: Yes! The American health care system is broken. It's incredibly expensive. It's terrifyingly cruel.Today we spend almost twice as much health care in other countries on the planet. The US spent just $14,570 per person on healthcare, while the US spent just $5,640 in Japan, $6,023 in the UK, $6,931 in Australia, $7,013 in Canada and $7,136 in France, according to the latest…
The Welsh Government has said the treatment of patients in chairs for 24 hours does not “meet the threshold” to be classed as an NHS ‘never event’, as unions launch a fresh campaign to put an end to corridor care in the devolved nation. Wales branches of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and British Medical Association (BMA) started a petition calling on the Welsh Government to take “urgent action” over corridor care. “Corridor care is unsafe, undignified, and unacceptable” Helen Whyley The petition, posted on the Senedd (Welsh Parliament) website, puts forward four key demands. The first is for…