Earlier this month, Kentucky officials were called in to investigate another cell phone-related incident at Bluegrass Care and Rehabilitation in Lexington. The investigation revealed staff at Bluegrass took cell phone photos of residents and sent them to other workers with sexually explicit text messages.
I applaud officials for taking swift action after learning of these. But the real question remains, ‘what about nursing care attracts people who feel the need to humiliate the people they are responsible for?’
Read more about the improper cell phone usage in Kentucky nursing homes here.
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