Maggots have been discovered in the eye socket of a 76-year-old man under the care of a Gainesville nursing home with ownership ties to Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast, his outraged daughter said.
A state investigation is under way.
"It's absolutely inexcusable," Patrice Ripley said. "Quite frankly, I'm angry."
Her father John Stumpp had been under the care of Gainesville Health Care Center when the maggots were found in an examination at a Veterans Administration facility, according to Ripley.
The Gainesville nursing home is part of a chain that includes Glades Health Care Center in Pahokee, controlled by the family of executive Maxcine Darville of Okeechobee. An investigation by The Palm Beach Post last year found Darville and family members enjoyed salaries above industry norms and spent money on luxury cars and hot tubs while two of three nursing homes in the chain, including the Gainesville home, received the lowest possible one-star rating from state regulators.
A Veterans Administration official confirmed the agency filed a report with the Adult Protective Services unit of the Florida Department of Children and Families.
By November 2009, AHCA had flagged 39 violations at Gainesville Health Care Center in the previous two years on matters ranging from sanitary food storage to maintenance of sprinklers and ventilation. An overall one-star rating from AHCA places the nursing home in the bottom 20 percent of nursing homes in its region.
The nursing home is licensed to the Gainesville Council on Aging, which lists Darville as its registered agent.
"I can't let this go," Ripley said. "I can't let this go for my dad and I can't let anybody else be mistreated either."
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7 comments:
OMG.... As a NASGA member with a family member fallen prey to Florida's corrupt system, I often call them parasites but, never anticipated this! I hope this daughter stops at NOTHING to ensure protect for others!
As a daughter of RCD, I will continue to expose the corrution to the elderly, in the state of Florida. I must admit it is really frustrating when their own Florida Officials appear to do nothing to protect the vulnerable.
The Attorney Florida Generals Office has sent me numerous letters that in my words say, "we don't give a shit about your mother." Now mind you, the AG's Office knows my mother is not a resident or domiciliary of Florida, they know the Court Appointed, Professional Guardian "Jetta Getty" and owner of "Young at Heart Elderly Services" in Port Orange, FL has been adjuciated "unbelievable." The fraud is right in Volusia County Court file... I have showed them where it is so, that can only mean Florida doesn't care.
Please protect your loved ones by getting them out of Florida and DO NOT let them travel thru the state because they may be detained for 3 yrs to life!
Never be silent!!
I've read about bedsores, but this is SICK!
These people should be shut down and put out of business completely!
Ain't no Sunshine in Florida
These are the kind of stories we hate to read. They're just horrible and so heartbreaking.
And they're also the kind of stories people need to read and know about.
Thank you for posting.
The facility should be shut down.
There is no excuse. None.
How horrible for John Stumpp and his family. Sue them and sue them for as much as you can. You can always give a large portion of your award to a good charity. Just sue them out of business!
I am so sorry for this family and pray for justice to be served in this case.
And for you, Holly, as well.
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