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In 2020, organizations including the Georgia Council on Aging advocated on behalf of residents, families, and caregivers to successfully pass a bill that strengthened staffing requirements and increased maximum fines for violations. But a bill proposed this session would have lowered those minimum staffing requirements.
The case centered on a growing problem in the long-term care industry, leading some to believe it contributed to the woman’s death.
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by Nyamekye Daniel, The Center Square | July 07, 2021 04:00 PM Print this article The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a financial toll on Georgia's long-term care facilities, officials said. Devon Barill, communications director for the Georgia Health Care Association and Georgia Center for Assisted Living (GHCA/GCAL), said the facilities have faced increased expenses and revenue losses from caring for the state's most vulnerable population. While COVID-19 can lead to severe complications in older people and those with underlying issues, the congregated facilities are of...
Now Habersham Georgia hospitals face severe nursing shortage The need for hospital bedside nurses with experience “is the worst we’ve ever seen it,’’ said Matt Caseman, CEO of the Georgia Nurses Association. One sign of the severity of Georgia’s nurse shortage can be seen in the bonuses offered to experienced RNs to join a hospital workforce. Some health systems in the state are paying bonuses of more than $10,000 to attract nurses. And Piedmont Healthcare, which is rapidly becoming Georgia’s biggest health system, said it has offered bonuses of up to $30,000, a f...