The law allows qualified CNAs to administer “routine” medications to residents. Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed 11 bills, including a measure that allows certified nursing assistants in nursing homes to become trained as “qualified medication aides.” The aides could then administer “routine” medications to residents, freeing up registered nurses to provide other needed care. The aides could also perform tasks such as checking blood glucose levels.
U.S. Department of Labor: Progressive Services of Virgina LLC asked employees to sign documents waiving their rights to overtime compensation. According to a press release from the division, they recovered more than $604,000 in back wages and liquidated damages for 50 employees of Progressive Services of Virginia LLC and co-owners Georgiana Smith and Richard Smith. The division recovered $302,144 from the agency in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages for the affected workers as well as $18,703 in civil money penalties for their intentional violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
RN case manager Audrey Cheadle is National Ever Forward Caregiver Champion. Correcting a variety of health issues for clients, with great compassion, is what Cheadle has been doing for the Society since 2018. “Sometimes I leave the house and go straight to an appointment,” the nurse of over 20 years says. “Sometimes there’s a reason, maybe a meeting, maybe I have to pick up some lab supplies or some records in the office but then we hit the road.
About 1,800 Providence nurses in Portland and Seaside plan to strike next week. Nurses say they need better pay, more paid time off and improved working conditions. If the strike happens as both sides are expecting, it will last five days and will impact the operations of two hospitals and Providence’s home health and hospice teams. And unless a deal is reached over the weekend, it will be the first nurses strike in Portland in more than 20 years.
Founded in 1992, Active Day’s 98 centers serve 8,000 members nationwide with day- and home-care services for seniors and adults with disabilities. The 18-25 members who attend daily in Merrillville participate in active learning exercises and games that change daily, including bingo and karaoke for fun, mentally stimulating trivia and word games and bean bag football and bucket golf to get people moving. There are also community outings to special events and local attractions.
The CDM program complements in-person medical visits and traditional home health services with regular telehealth calls from a registered nurse. Qualifying conditions include heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, and pneumonia, as well as post-coronary artery bypass surgery and post-heart attack. “The increased communication with patients helps provide education on how to monitor chronic conditions, ensures patients have the appropriate medications and supplies to successfully manage their chronic conditions at home, provides updates to the medical team when necessary, and ultimately aims to reduce hospitalizations,” said Kristina Niehoff, PharmD, who oversees the CDM program.