A state health department has suspending admissions at a nursing home due to violations of care standards. The nursing home was cited in the areas of building standards, life safety, admissions, discharges and transfers, personal services and records and reports. The nursing home will need to implement a plan of correction before any new patients can be admitted.
State departments have the authority to suspend admissions when healthcare facilities fail to provide a safe environment for patients. Suspensions can be indefinite until corrections and improvements are made. For more, read the story.
