Investigators from three state agencies conducted a surprise inspection today of the Florida Institute for Neurologic Rehabilitation, a brain-injury treatment center where some patients were allegedly abused or neglected. Florida state officials didn’t say what they found at the 196-bed institute, a closely held company known as FINR. The center is one of the largest in the country and draws patients from across the U.S.
“We are all concerned about the care, safety and well- being of the residents of the Florida Institute of Neurological Rehabilitation,” said Liz Dudek, secretary of the state Agency for Health Care Administration, which licenses the center.
In addition to that agency, investigators from the Department of Children and Families and the Department of Health participated in the inspection of the FINR campus in Wauchula, Florida, about 50 miles from Tampa.
The agencies said in a news release that they will review the information gathered and determine the most appropriate plan of response depending on the findings.
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Let's hope these agencies really do their job.
ReplyDeleteSurprise inspections are exactly what's needed. And they need to truly be "surprise" rather than a surprise everybody knows about in advance.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great example of the sunshine of the media being for the public's benefit!!
ReplyDeleteEvery facility I have ever dealt with always knew ahead when the surprise inspections were coming. Staff would be busy cleaning for days before the state inspectors arrived.
ReplyDeleteHooray for Bloomberg News for doing this investigative report of FINR in FL. And thank you for posting, NASGA.
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