Showing posts with label nursing home violations. Show all posts
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Saturday, October 21, 2017

Deaths, injuries and nude photos - a list of 36 serious Pa. nursing home violations

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Sunday, March 12, 2017

Bill targets state nursing home issues

State Sen Charles Schwertner
Texas does not do well by the more than 93,000 elderly and disabled people who depend on the services of nursing homes for their daily care.

That could be changing with recently introduced legislation to eliminate a loophole in the law that allows a large percentage of violators of nursing home regulations, even repeat offenders, to avoid fines.

The filing of the bills comes on the heels of a recently released report by AARP titled “Intolerable Care” that offers a troubling snapshot of what the organization calls the “Texas nursing home quality crisis.”

AARP’s findings are based on its review of multiple years of records from the Department of Aging and Disability Services, which licenses long-term care providers in the state. The lack of attention to the quality of care found in many of the state’s more than 1,200 nursing homes was blamed on the department’s lack of enforcement power under current law.

While the agency can cite nursing home operators for violations, its hands are tied when it comes to fining them. State law allows nursing homes to correct any violation without administrative penalty if the violation did not result in serous harm or the death of a resident, did not constitute a serious threat to health or safety, and did not limit the capacity to provide care.

Of the 17,466 licensing violations found in 2015, only 40 resulted in enforcement action. Many of those cited were repeat offenders. State records show that in fiscal years 2014 and 2015, about one-quarter of nursing homes accounted for 94 percent of all serious violations. Records show the state collected fines from only 22 of the 328 long-term care facilities that were cited.

There are no penalties assessed on 80 percent of the violations. That means limited incentive for nursing home operators to correct the violations, AARP found.

State Sen. Charles Schwertner, R-Georgetown, has filed legislation seeking to address the problems cited in the nursing home report. The proposed legislation eliminates the “right to correct” language in the nursing home regulations and imposes progressive sanctions based on the severity of recurring violations. It also requires all nursing facilities in the state to carry professional liability insurance coverage of $300,000 per occurrence and $1 million in aggregate.

The legislation will go a long way toward holding those responsible for providing long-term care for our state’s more vulnerable residents accountable.

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Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Nursing home violations

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SPRINGFIELD -- Several area nursing homes were cited for violations that happened over the last few months.

On Friday, the IDPH published a report of some that they say even caused patients to die.

Lincoln Manor in Decatur was fined $50,000 for failing to provide services to a resident with an abdominal wound. They died from septic shock.

Gardenview Manor in Danville was fined a combined $50,000 for two violations: One for failing to report a resident's pain after they broke a leg, and another for failing to supervise a mentally disabled resident who left and was found half a mile away.

Taylorville Care Center,  was fined $25,000 for failure to use a mechanical lift properly, hurting one of their residents.

Health care advocates say there are a few things to know before putting your loved one in a nursing home.

"If they have the time," says Claudia Lennhoff of Champaign County Health Care Consumers, "We really encourage people to go and visit the various different nursing homes. Just go in, you can go in unannounced, and just show up and look around. We always encourage people to do a "sniff test" and make sure that the place is clean and well staffed."

The listed violations happened between October and the end of the year. The Champaign County Health Care Consumers group says by the time nursing home violations are reported, they will hopefully have been resolved.

Original: 4:30 pm, Friday, 1/6/17

SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Department of Public Health announced the following type “AA” and “A” violations of the Nursing Home Care Act processed during the fourth quarter of 2016.  An “AA” violation is cited when there is a condition or occurrence at the facility that proximately caused a resident’s death.  An “A” violation pertains to a condition in which there is a substantial probability that death or serious mental or physical harm will result, or has resulted.

The Quarterly Report of Nursing Home Violators can be found on IDPH’s website and contains additional information about the violations.

October

Cumberland Rehab & Health CC, a 54-bed skilled care facility located at 300 North Marietta Street, Greenup, has been cited with an “A” violation and fined $25,000 for delaying physician notification and treatment of a resident suffering chest pain due to a heart attack, resulting in heart damage.  The facility waived its right to a hearing and paid $16,250.

Gardenview Manor, a 213-bed skilled and intermediate care facility located at 14792 Catlin-Tilton Road, Danville, has been cited with an “A” violation and fined $25,000 for failure to report the pain and bruising of a resident who suffered a broken leg.  The facility requested a hearing.

Glen Bridge N & Rehab Centre, a 302-bed skilled care facility located at 8333 West Golf Road, Niles, has been cited with an “A” violation and fined $25,000 for failure to develop and implement a plan to prevent a resident from eloping from the facility, resulting in the resident exiting the facility from a fifth floor window and later dying.  The facility requested a hearing.

Meadows, a 99-bed intermediate care facility for the developmentally disabled located at 3250 South Plum Grove Road, Rolling Meadows, has been cited with an “A” violation and fined $10,000 for failure to follow a physician ordered diet for a resident, which resulted in the resident choking.  The facility requested a hearing.

Meadows Mennonite Home, a 159-bed skilled, intermediate, and shelter care facility located at 24588 Church Street, Chenoa, has been cited with an “A” violation and fined $25,000 for failure to assess new pressure ulcers and treat.  The facility requested a hearing.

Parkview Home-Freeport, a 73-bed skilled and shelter care facility located at 1234 South Park Boulevard, Freeport, has been cited with an “A” violation and fined $25,000 for failure to implement measures to protect residents at risk from falls.  The facility requested a hearing.

Pleasant View Luther Home, a 90-bed skilled care facility located at 505 College Avenue, Ottawa, has been cited with an “A” violation and fined $25,000 for failure to protect two residents from verbal and physical abuse by staff.  The facility requested a hearing.

Pontiac Healthcare and Rehab, a 97-bed skilled and intermediate care facility located at 300 West Lowell, Pontiac, has been cited with an “A” violation and fined $25,000 for failure to monitor and care for the placement of a catheter in a resident.  The facility requested a hearing.

Rosewood Care Center East Peoria, a 120-bed skilled care facility located at 900 Centennial Drive, East Peoria, has been cited with an “A” violation and fined $25,000 for failure to safely transfer a resident to a wheelchair, which resulted in injuries to the resident.  The facility requested a hearing.

Timbercreek Rehab &Health Care Center, a 202-bed skilled care facility located at 2220 State Street, Pekin, has been cited with an “A” violation and fined $25,000 for failure to prevent and care for a pressure ulcer resulting in a resident’s hospitalization.  The facility waived its right to a hearing and paid $16,250.

November 2016

Jerseyville Nursing and Rehab, a 111-bed skilled care facility located at 1001 South State Street, Jerseyville, has been cited with an “A” violation and fined $25,000 for failure to prevent a fall resulting in the resident suffering a fracture.  The facility waived its right to a hearing and paid $16,250.

Lincoln Manor, a 140-bed skilled care facility located at 2650 North Monroe Street, Decatur, has been cited with an “AA” violation and fined $50,000 for failure to assess, treat, and provide services to a resident with an abdominal wound, resulting in septic shock and death.  The facility requested a hearing.

North Adams Home, a 92-bed skilled care facility located at 2259 East 1100th Street, Mendon, has been cited with an “AA” violation and fined $50,000 for failure to supervise a resident at risk for sliding in bed, resulting in the resident hanging from the bed with a gown around the resident’s throat.  The facility requested a hearing.

Prairie House, a 16-bed intermediate care facility for the developmentally disabled located at 1770 Sauk Trail, Sauk Village, has been cited with an “A” violation and fined $6,250 for failure to implement written policy and procedures to ensure supervision is provided to residents who are physically aggressive toward others, and to ensure individuals’ rights are not restricted in order to accommodate maladaptive behavior by a single resident.

Rock River Gardens, a 70-bed intermediate care facility located at 3601 Sixteenth Avenue, Sterling, has been cited with an “A” violation and fined $25,000 for failure to assess and seek treatment for a resident experiencing pain resulting in a delay in treatment and an increased need for assistance.

Rose Angela Hall, an 80-bed intermediate care facility for the developmentally disabled located at 4200 North Austin, Chicago, has been cited with an “A” violation and fined $10,000 for failure to ensure a resident who fell was assessed for pain and injuries, and physical changes were reported to the resident’s physician.

Sharon Health Care Woods, a 152-bed intermediate care facility located at 3223 West Richwoods Boulevard, Peoria, has been cited with an “A” violation and fined $25,000 for failure to complete new employee orientation, check new employee references, and prevent verbal and physical abuse of three residents by staff.  The facility requested a hearing.

Taylorville Care Center, a 98-bed skilled care facility located at 600 South Huston, Taylorville, has been cited with an “A” violation and fined $25,000 for failure to properly use a mechanical lift resulting in injury to a resident.  The facility waived its right to a hearing and paid $16,250.

December 2016

Bellwood Developmental Center, an 82-bed intermediate care facility for the developmentally disabled located at 105 Eastern Avenue, Bellwood, has been cited with an “A” violation and fined $10,000 for failure to supervise and prevent a resident from ingesting objects, and failure to provide adequate health care resulting in the resident becoming severely malnourished.

Clearbrook West, a 16-bed intermediate care facility for the developmentally disabled located at 3980 Fairfax, Rolling Meadows, has been cited with an “A” violation and fined $6,250 for failure to follow a resident’s prescribed diet and supervise while eating, resulting in the resident choking.

Countryside Nursing and Rehab Center, a 197-bed skilled and intermediate care facility located at 1635 East 154th Street, Dolton, has been cited with an “A” violation and fined $25,000 for failure to monitor and supervise a resident who wanders, resulting in the resident being physically assaulted.  The facility requested a hearing.

Edwardsville Nursing and Rehab Center, a 120-bed skilled care facility located at 401 St. Mary Drive, Edwardsville, has been cited with an “A” violation and fined $25,000 for failure to appropriately monitor and assess one resident, resulting in hospitalization.   The facility waived its right to a hearing and paid $16,250.

Gardenview Manor, a 213-bed skilled and intermediate care facility located at 14792 Catlin-Tilton Road, Danville, has been cited with an “A” violation and fined $25,000 for failure to supervise a severely cognitively impaired resident who left the facility and was found half a mile away.

Heddington Oaks, a 214-bed skilled care facility located at 2223 West Heading Avenue, Peoria, has been cited with an “A” violation and fined $25,000 for failure to safely reposition a resident who rolled off the bed and sustained injuries.

Manorcare of Palos Heights West, a 130-bed skilled care facility located at 11860 Southwest Highway, Palos Heights, has been cited with an “A” violation and fined $25,000 for failure to apply appropriate interventions for one resident and supervise another resident, both of whom fell.

Parents and Friends of the Specialized Living Center, a 100-bed intermediate care facility for the developmentally disabled, located at 1450 Caseyville Avenue, Swansea, has been cited with an “A” violation and fined $12,500 for failure to prevent neglect leading to the death of a resident due to respiratory failure.

Park Pointe Healthcare and Rehab, a 142-bed skilled care facility located at 1223 Edgewater Drive, Morris, has been cited with an “A” violation and fined $25,000 for failure to implement individualized supervision plans resulting in two residents falling.

Pontiac Healthcare and Rehab, a 97-bed skilled and intermediate care facility located at 300 West Lowell, Pontiac, has been cited with an “A” violation and fined $25,000 for failure to provide proper catheter care resulting in a resident being hospitalized.  The facility requested a hearing.

Prairie House, a 16-bed intermediate care facility for the developmentally disabled, located at 1770 Sauk Trail, Sauk Village, has been cited with an “A” violation and fined $6,250 for failure to provide guidance and procedures to supervise residents who are aggressive in order to prevent resident-on-resident abuse.

Westchester Health and Rehab Center, a 120-bed skilled care facility located at 2901 South Wolf Road, Westchester, has been cited with an “A” violation and fined $25,000 for failure to properly administer medication for one resident, resulting in the resident having a seizure.

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Thursday, March 10, 2016

NY State Comptroller Audits Department of Health - Enforcement of Nursing Home Violations Needed


Laurie Kash of Last Stop Advocacy Project of Rochester talks about her mother’s experience at a nursing home during the NY State Comptroller’s Press Conference on Nursing Home Reform in Albany, on February 22, 2016.

The NY State Comptroller’s Office released a 28-page audit which concludes that the State Health Department should improve enforcement of nursing home violations, fines are delayed for up to six years, and nursing homes are cited repeatedly for problems with limited consequences. “The state Department of Health (DOH) needs to fix problems and delays with how it is assessing fines to nursing homes after violations are found, according to an audit released today [Monday, February 22, 2016] by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.”

Click here to read NYS Comptroller’s Press Release and Audit

Here is an excerpt from Laurie Kash’s speech at the comptroller’s press conference. (On mobile, watch video here: http://bcove.me/lq9zbkd4)

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Sunday, March 6, 2016

Maggots, urine, and infections: ABC27 investigates more problems at Golden Living nursing homes



HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – ABC27 is investigating more problems at Golden Living nursing homes in central Pennsylvania.

Over the summer, ABC27 reported a lawsuit Attorney General Kathleen Kane filed against several facilities, including ones in Dauphin and Cumberland counties. Now, more recent inspections conducted after the lawsuit was filed show continuing sanitary issues.

Inspection reports from the Department of Health show a long list of violations at the West Shore facility on Poplar Church Road in Camp Hill.

The reports detail live maggots found in a resident’s feeding tube. According to the inspection, a nurse’s aide noticed a maggot rolling down the resident’s stomach. The resident reportedly said, “Maybe this is why my stomach has been burning.”

Someone then lifted the gauze around the feeding tube and saw more than 10 “moving objects” crawling out of the feeding tube site. The report says they were gray, white in color, and approximately a half-inch long. The inspection goes on to say that when the site was cleaned, “the worms came to the surface.”

The resident went to the hospital. The medical report indicated the feeling tube looked “old,” “neglected,” and “should have been replaced” a long time ago.

There was also evidence of “severe neglect of wound care and proper cleaning.”

Health inspections also show strong odors of urine in the hallway, up to 60 insects found in the kitchen area, residents staying in gowns soiled with their own bodily fluids, a “feces-like brown substance” on shower stall floors, a failure to complete neurological checks and follow physicians’ orders, and incorrect medication prescriptions.

They go on to list more violations, saying menus were not meeting the nutritional needs of residents, the facility “did not store, prepare, distribute and serve food under sanitary conditions,” and “failed to establish and maintain an effective infection control program.”

At the Blue Ridge Mountain facility in Harrisburg, reports show a “failure to ensure residents’ rooms were clean and comfortable,” along with dirty and sticky floors.

Golden Living Communications Director Michelle Metzger sent ABC27 a statement, saying:

“We take the care and quality of life of our patients and residents very seriously. We work closely with the Pennsylvania Department of Health, which inspects our facility regularly and whenever we or someone else raises concerns, to help ensure compliance with the detailed regulations under which we operate.

“In fact, we self-reported several of the issues you have noted, including the patient who has a feeding tube. This patient wanted to enjoy iced tea on our porch outside on a hot day, and when she was brought back in the building, we saw the insect and not only cleared the feeding tube but also self-reported the incident to the Department of Health.”

“Last fall, many homes and businesses in our area – including ours – saw drain flies in the kitchen. To address this, we increased our pest control service from once a month to once weekly to properly exterminate them.

After an onsite survey visit from the Department of Health on Oct. 22 last year related to these incidents, we submitted a detailed written plan of correction for these incidents. On December 30, the Department of Health came back in the building and certified that we were in compliance.

Golden LivingCenter West Shore has been and will continue to focus on providing the highest quality care to our patients and residents, including identifying and correcting problems that may develop despite our best efforts.”

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