An 82-year-old patient became a patient of a home health care provider on November 21, 2014. At all times relevant, the patient was a high fall risk and required continuous, 24/7 supervision for safety. Specifically, the patient sustained a fall in August 2014 that resulted in a hip fracture, for which surgery was performed in October 2014.
An 87-year-old patient was, at all times relevant while at an assisted living facility, at high risk for falls due to a history of falls, physical impairments, and associated functional deficits, among other medical conditions and limitations.On August 22, 2012, the assisted living facility left the patient unsupervised and unattended and permitted her to fall. The patient was found on the floor and complained of severe pain in her left leg.The patient was transported to the hospital, where she …
A nursing home that is closing has been denied Medicare and Medicaid funding. The facility received several citations that involved a lack of cleanliness, wound care, and medication errors. The hold on payments to reimbursement patient costs was publicized after the health inspections took place. An investigation of a patient's death also led to an investigation.
Nursing homes in one state are revealing a major understaffing epidemic. The epidemic is being blamed for increased abuse and neglect suffered by nursing home patients. Expert testimony was brought before the House of Representatives to address the issue. “Abuse gets more headlines, but neglect has more victims,” said the nursing home expert during the hearing.
Union workers at a nursing home facility went on strike for two weeks to protest understaffing and mismanagement of the nursing home. The nursing home workers say the owner is pushing them to work double shifts and spending less on staffing to save money for profits. The facility had to hire temporary workers during the strike. “This facility is making profits at three times the statewide average,” said a union representative.
A former nursing home employee made a plea deal after being charged on two counts with sexually assaulting a patient. The former employee was sentenced to 18 months in prison. He will also go on the sex offender list, with a requirement to comply and with sex offender laws and will go to sex offender therapy.
