Honors College hosts Valentine's Day donation drives and volunteer events, supporting the Oaks at a nursing home at Radford Hills, a local facility around the corner. The drive started last week, but there is still plenty of time to attend. You can donate fazzy socks, nail polish, manicure, large print word games, puzzles, or other thoughtful contributions that will help brighten up your residents' Valentine's Day. “We've been working hard to get into the world,” said Lily Wilson, a junior marketing major in Carrollton, Texas. There will be a volunteer event held on Sunday, February 16th at 2:30pm. The donation…
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Sarah Knutson couldn’t believe what she was hearing.It was October, and Knutson’s 87-year-old mother, Karen, had been receiving specialized care for about a month at Corvallis Manor. Knutson had already filed one complaint with state regulators about what she perceived as deplorable conditions at the nursing home. Now she was on the phone to a state hotline to lodge a second complaint with Oregon’s Department of Human Services.Knutson alleged that her mother had received inadequate medical attention and care over a period of weeks, putting her mother’s life at risk before she was transferred to the emergency department of a…
MADISON (WKOW) – A Hartford man who owned a home nursing company in Monroe has been sentenced to several years in prison for stealing money from an employee's 401(k) account.According to a press release from the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ), Shone Bagley, 54, has been sentenced to three years of initial confinement and five years of extended supervision.Bagley acquired Caring Hearts, a home nursing company, in April 2018. Shortly after purchase, DOJ says Bagley created another business entity and transferred the total employee 401(k) funds. On an account for $54,861.77.According to the DOJ, Bagley later said he used the…
MADISON (WKOW) – A Hartford man who owned a home nursing company in Monroe has been sentenced to several years in prison for stealing money from an employee's 401(k) account.According to a press release from the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ), Shone Bagley, 54, has been sentenced to three years of initial confinement and five years of extended supervision.Bagley acquired Caring Hearts, a home nursing company, in April 2018. Shortly after purchase, DOJ says Bagley created another business entity and transferred the total employee 401(k) funds. On an account for $54,861.77.According to the DOJ, Bagley later said he used the…
Important takeouts:If the manufacturer is not a complaint, the wholesaler or distributor should not accept the product until it has been updated with serialized data. Additionally, you will be 483 to not comply with or participate in prohibited conduct. Additionally, the FDA is not compliant and you can grab the products you own. DSCSA has not been the focus of FDA testing, but it is increasing.The latest HDA traceability webinar series featured a panel discussion on the Phased Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) implementation process. HDA's Liz Gallenagh, Jaidalyn Rand, Tim Stearns, and legal experts Tish Pahl and Brian…
The Iowa Nursing Facilities, where residents were killed, is cited by the state for rodent invasions, inadequate staff and employment of uncertified nurse aides. The Iowa State Department of Inspection has proposed a $8,250 state fine for CORCHA HEALTHCARE in Lake City, but it was held during the suspension. With the state penalty suspended, the Federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are expected to determine whether the federal fine is justified. According to Dial, the Lake City home failed to provide proper supervision for residents to ensure timely intervention on December 4, 2024, when residents died of choking and…
Dekalb – The Dekalb County Nursing Home Foundation was recently awarded a $10,000 website for the Green Closet Creative 2024 Grant to help modernize the foundation's website.According to a news release from DeKalb, the initiative, a collaboration between Sycamore Based Green Closet Creative and the Dekalb County Nonprofit Partnership, is a modern-day effort to help local nonprofits better connect with communities, donors and stakeholders. We provide a user-friendly website. County Community Foundation.”We are excited to work with the Dekalb County Nursing Home Foundation to create a digital platform that will showcase the key services they offer,” said Derby Ward Dwyer,…
At the end of January, it brought groundbreaking results to UConn pharmacies. This supports the school's commitment to expanding healthcare access and patient care and community outreach. This success came after collective planning and action between Connecticut and UCONN pharmacy schools. This is a great feat of a great cause. Dean Hritcko deals with audiences With a statewide shortage of primary care providers, particularly among underserved individuals, UConn Pharmacy is a pharmacy training that will enable pharmacists to provide more comprehensive reproductive care by prescribing contraception to patients. We have developed a plan to create the program. “By allowing pharmacists…
The pay deal for nurses in Northern Ireland will be backdated in full, finally securing total pay parity with colleagues in England, it has been announced. The Department of Health in Northern Ireland announced today that it would backdate the 2024-25 Agenda for Change pay deal to 1 April 2024. “The confirmed 2024-25 pay package will see the maintenance of pay parity with England” Mike Nesbitt This means all 12 months of backpay has now been confirmed, and is due to be applied to March salaries. It comes as nurses and other Health and Social Care (HSC) staff in Northern…
Digital Edition: Report sets out barriers to nurse apprenticeship success 11 February, 2025 By Ella Devereux Financial constraints, placement capacity issues and poor collaboration between employers and education institutions are all barriers to expanding degree apprenticeship routes into nursing, new research has warned. You have read 1 of 1 free-access articles allowed for 30 – days. For further access please register or log in. Welcome! To continue reading either: Access your account Log in to your account to access your content on Nursing Times. Get unlimited access…