A nursing home is in need of updating with upgrades in order to compete with other nursing homes. The facility is owned by the county, competing against private nursing homes. The administrator is seeking to update the 42-year-old facility, or the census will be a concern.  Currently, individuals looking to live at the nursing home facility are turned away by the dated look and lack of family friendly spaces to visit.

Nursing home patients are being put to bed as early as 5pm due to low staffing levels. Sometimes patients were put to bed late because no one was available to assist them to bed. During a 7pm to 7am shift there were 3 caregivers for 36 patients.  Surveyors observed these issues as well as others citing patient missing medication and other errors.

A nursing home has been cited for a deficiency of allowing a patient to fall and then placing them back in bed. The primary issue is that the staff had just been trained on that very issue do to a fall that led to the death of a patient who was also not immediately treated for injuries. The employees were trained to evaluate patients after a fall using at the past 3 months of falls that occurred and any injuries that resulted.  The second patient that fell did not receive proper observation…

Group efforts are underway to establish greater accountability for nursing home owners. The focus is higher quality care for nursing home patients. “We expect to share information and concerns much more quickly and to take action in a more coordinated and timely manner,” said a spokesperson.

Two lawsuits have been filed against a nursing home citing negligence and wrongful death. Both of the patients admitted suffered from bed sores at the facility. They did not receive proper care or turning and repositioning to avoid the bed sores.

A lawsuit has been filed against a nursing home for the negligence in care for a patient. Under the nursing home’s care, the patient was allowed to suffer multiple falls, resulting in a leg fracture. The patient was also deprived of food, water and cleaning, as well as assistance with daily activities.  The lawsuit was filed by the patient’s power of attorney for negligence and reckless conduct.