Some Nursing Homes Seem To Have A 'Wait And See' Approach When It Comes To Getting Medical Treatment For Their Injured Patients
A news story regarding a 12-hour delay in obtaining medical treatment for an injured patient caught my attention-- not necessarily due to the horrible injuries the patient sustained-- but due to the staffs' sluggish response to the injured patient with two broken legs and a fractured shoulder. The 76-year-old patient fell and sustained her injuries while workers at Ridgeland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center were changing her bed at approximately 5 a.m. A call for emergency assistance was not placed until 4:42 p.m.-- 12 hours later. In situations like this, it obviously represents a complete failure in the system intended to...
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Nursing Home Director Sentenced To 19 Months In Prison For Ignoring Injured Resident
The Portland nursing home director who blatantly disregarded a resident's severe injuries has been sentenced to 19 months in prison. Susan Ruddell, was found guilty of criminal mistreatment for her role in a 2006 incident where a nursing home resident was dropped on the ground and ignored for five days before she was taken to a hospital despite visible fractures to her legs. The resident died shortly after the incident from complications related to her injuries. See the full report of this Portland nursing home director's sentencing here. Too often meager fines are imposed on facilities that provide poor nursing...
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Barbaric Treatment Lands Nursing Home Employees In Criminal Court
<META name="y_key" content="c00b2f7a0c782aaf" > The criminal case against two Portland nursing home employees gave me chills. This case goes beyond nursing home neglect and enters the realm of nursing home cruelty. According to reports, a nursing director is being charged with two charges of criminal mistreatment and a certified nursing assistant (CNA) is being charged with reckless endangerment for their inaction following the fall-related injury to a resident at the Gateway Care and Rehabilitation Center. The nursing home employees allegedly waited five days before sending a 59-year-old resident to the hospital for medical treatment for her broken legs sustained in...
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