SEIU blasts Beckley nursing homes over care standards
The Service Employees International Union 1199 says most Beckley Bluefield area facilities violate federal care standards after a six month survey. Union leader Frank Hornick cites staffing, restraint, and medication concerns while facility reps defend care quality and inspections.
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Beckley-Bluefield
Nursing Home Administration
Frank Hornick
Service Employees International Union
SEIU
Beckley
Bluefield
State Office of Health Facility Licensure
West Virginia Health Care Association
Hornick
Heartland of Beckley
Angela Booker
OFLAC
Booker
Bev Davis
Bdavis
Register-Herald.com
SEIU allegations denied by WV nursing home group leader
Alfano of the West Virginia Health Care Association calls SEIU claims false and misleading. Union distributes a report alleging care failures while Alfano cites state licensure data and university studies showing WV nursing homes score high on resident and family surveys. He accuses SEIU of pursuing membership growth and pressuring for union access across facilities.
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Booker
Hornick
West Virginia
SEIU
OFLAC
Huntington Workers’ Union
John Alfano
West Virginia Health Care Association
Service Employees International Union 1199
Alfano
Beckley
Beckley- Bluefield
Office of Health Facility Licensure and Certification
Marshall University
College For Business and Economic Research
U.S. Health Care Financing Authority
Agency For Health Care Policy & Research
University of California
California
WVHCA
Department of Health and Human Resources
Bureau of Medical Services
Bev Davis
Bdavis
Register-Herald.com
Nursing home administrator bars press from union press conference
Angela Booker, Heartland of Beckley administrator, denied SEIU access and asked reporters to move vehicles from visitor spaces after the union announced an 11:45 a.m. press conference. Booker cited resident protection, while SEIU spokesman Frank Hornick contended the event complied with contract terms. Talks on a new union contract were ongoing.
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Heartland of Beckley
Heartland
Angela Booker
Frank Hornick
Service Employees International Union 1199
SEIU
Amy Paciga
Brooks
Booker
Deci
Hornick
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