The average number of nursing home deficiencies has dropped, but staffing levels are lower than expert recommendations, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation report.
Facility fined $552,000 for resident elopement and death
By
Alyssa Salela
Jun 27, 2017
A skilled nursing facility that ignored warning signs of potential resident elopement and later made medical mistakes near the time of a wanderer’s death, was fined $552,109, according to a recently...
Assertiveness training called key to improving nursing care
By
Alyssa Salela
Sep 06, 2017
Nurses showed short- and long-term benefits after just three hours of an assertiveness training program, according to results from a University of Miyazaki study.