Nursing Home Workers Share Explicit Photos of Residents on Snapchat

More at… http://thecaregiverspace.org/nursing-home-workers-share-explicit-photos-of-residents-on-snapchat/ Nursing home workers across the country are posting embarrassing and dehumanizing photos of elderly residents on social media networks such as Snapchat, violating their privacy, dignity and, sometimes, the law. ProPublica has identified 35 instances since 2012 in which workers at nursing homes and a… Read More

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Infection Lapses Rampant In Nursing Homes But Punishment Is Rare

More at… http://thecaregiverspace.org/infection-lapses-rampant-in-nursing-homes-but-punishment-is-rare/ Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News Basic steps to prevent infections — such as washing hands, isolating contagious patients and keeping ill nurses and aides from coming to work — are routinely ignored in the nation’s nursing homes, endangering residents and spreading hazardous germs. A Kaiser Heal… Read More

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The Reason

More at… http://thecaregiverspace.org/the-reason/ You lost your reason this morning. You had known it was coming. For three days now, she hadn’t left her bed. Her family had told her it was okay to let go, and when they couldn’t be there, you took the somber task of bedside vigil. They couldn’t thank you enough for the care you’d […]… Read More

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