UnitedHealth Group, the nation’s largest healthcare conglomerate, has secretly paid nursing homes thousands in bonuses to help slash hospital transfers for ailing residents – part of a series of cost-cutting tactics that has saved the company millions, but at times risked residents’ health, a Guardian investigation has found.Those secret bonuses have been paid out as part of a UnitedHealth program that stations the company’s own medical teams in nursing homes and pushes them to cut care expenses for residents covered by the insurance giant.In several cases identified by the Guardian, nursing home residents who needed immediate hospital care under the…
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A charity is seeking to raise millions of pounds to recruit more specialist nurses to address the unmet needs of people with Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s UK has launched what it describes as its largest-ever fundraiser – the Nurse Appeal. “Without a Parkinson’s nurse at their side, we know that many patients struggle to manage their condition” Nick Bryden It is aiming to raise £9m over the next three years to fund Parkinson’s nurses and other specialists. The charity warned that currently, one in five people with Parkinson’s in the UK do not have access to a specialist Parkinson’s nurse. In…
Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) today warns that the world is heading towards a global health crisis, with just 45 (23%) of the World Health Organization’s 194 Member States having a national dementia plan in place despite unanimously pledging to do so by 2025. The stark finding appears in ADI’s new report, From Plan to Impact VIII: Time to deliver, released ahead of a crucial vote at the 78th World Health Assembly later this month. ADI is calling on all governments to vote to extend the WHO Global Action Plan on dementia until 2031 and to fund concrete action immediately. Across…
Workers from five Detroit-area nursing homes took part in a one-day strike against Ciena Healthcare, one of Michigan's largest nursing home operators.Approximately 300 employees have left their jobs, including certified nursing assistants, housekeeping and maintenance workers, according to SEIU Healthcare Michigan.The workers were uncontracted for months, said Larry Alkov, the union's chief negotiator.”For most of these workers, they have been working for almost two years without wage increases,” he said. “And the negotiations have been going on for a long time, and workers say they are essentially sufficient and sufficient. These facilities have an average turnover of 50%, which affects…
The Justice Department reportedly launched a criminal investigation into former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo after allegedly lying to Congress about the death of a home in the Imperial state during the Covid-19 pandemic. The investigation into the New York City frontrunner was launched by the U.S. Lawyer's office in Washington, D.C. about a month ago, The New York Times reported Tuesday, citing two people familiar with the issue. At the time, the office was led by Ed Martin. Ed Martin was replaced by Janine Pillo earlier this month. According to the report, Andrew Cuomo is currently investigating the testimony…
(FOX 2) – Hundreds of healthcare workers took them on the streets sought a 24-hour strike on Tuesday, picketing for better wages and working conditions. At one of five nursing homes targeted for the strike, dozens of certified nursing assistants have crowded the sidewalks and called on Ciena Healthcare to meet their demands. Big View: More than 300 CNAs around Metro Detroit attacked five different nursing home locations on Tuesday. The 24-hour strike was intended to encourage Ciena Healthcare to agree to contract requests from workers. Worker demands include better wages, working conditions, improved residents-to-nurse ratios, and paid sick hours.…
HCAP Partners announced on Tuesday that it had successfully concluded its investment in Arosa. The private equity company helped expand from regional providers in 13 states, including the new location in Kansas City, to 38 locations in 13 states that serve residents of Kansas and Missouri. “HCAP supported Arosa at a pivotal moment in 2018, helping to shape care management and home care from coast to coast,” Arosa CEO Arimedov told Home Health Care News. Hope Mago, a partner at HCAP Partners, told HHCN about Medoff's vision to provide a differentiated level of caregivers for caregivers in line with HCAP's…
A new report setting out how staffing gaps and lack of training are impacting people living with dementia in England has prompted fresh calls for investment in specialist nurses. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has today published a report on the experiences of individuals with dementia using health and care services across the country. “This report shines a light on the challenges that people with dementia and those who care for them face” James Bullion It highlighted severe staffing shortages, a lack of dementia-specific training for nurses and delayed patient diagnoses, alongside examples of good practice. The findings were based…
Community and hospice nurse shortages have been highlighted in the first report from a major review of palliative and end-of-life care in England. The Commission on Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care also raised concern about the “failure” of nursing schools and employers to train all nurses in palliative care. “It’s no surprise, but it is also deeply worrying” Crystal Oldman The commission was set up with the support of the health and social care secretary in the wake of the assisted dying bills in England, Wales and Scotland. The assisted dying debate has brought recognition of the current gaps in…
Although two interim deals were reached at the final hour, around 1,000 workers from five for-profit nursing homes in western New York are currently on strike. 1199 According to the SEIU, workers are protesting unfair labor practices in the seven-day strike. These facilities are absolute care for the Elderwood locations in Gasport, Garden Gate, Northgate Manor, Rockport and Williamsville. Later Monday, Williamsville's comprehensive rehabilitation and nursing center and Scofield residences reached terms on a three-year interim agreement. Workers at these facilities will have the opportunity to review and vote in the coming days. McGuire Group, which owns the facility's fierce…