Nursing Home Cover-Up: NY Aides Lied About Doing Their Jobs
As a nursing home lawyer, I spend a lot of time reviewing patient charts. Particularly when it comes to evaluating cases, a thorough review of medical records is crucial for determining the important questions: Who? What? Why? When? Occasionally, my chart reviews reveal more than I expect when: medication charts reveal that medication was administered for days after my client was transferred to another facility. Or on one occasion, there were nurses’ notes for hours following a client’s death. When I see serious charting errors, I makes me question not just the care surrounding a particular incident, but all care...
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Rather Than Improve Poorly Performing Nursing Homes, Why Not Just Re-Categorize Them?
Last fall, we discussed the problems state inspectors found at Emeritus at Crossing Pointe, a Florida nursing home, that posed an immediate threat to resident safety. During an inspection at the nursing home, inspectors discovered: An 82-year-old patient who died after staff failed to provide her heart medication for four days Inaccurate resident counts by facility managers Residents with infected bed sores (also called decubitus ulcers, pressure ulcers or pressure sores) Neglected patients- some Alzheimer's patients had toe nails so long that they curved around their toes Falsified medical records Staff administering the wrong medications to patients that resulted in injury The...
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Admissions Suspended At An Emeritus Assisted Living Facility Following The Discovery Of: Medication Errors, Bed Sores & Falsified Medical Records
After discovering multiple health and safety problems, Florida officials have suspended the admission of new residents to Emeritus at Crossing Pointe-- a Florida Assisted Living Facility. A September inspection of Emeritus revealed: An 82-year-old patient who died after staff failed to provide her heart medication for four days Inaccurate resident counts by facility managers Residents with infected bed sores (also called decubitus ulcers, pressure ulcers or pressure sores) Neglected patients- some Alzheimer's patients had toe nails so long that they curved around their toes Falsified medical records Staff administering the wrong medications to patients that resulted in injury The documented...
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