Kentucky Moves To Disclose More Information On Nursing Homes To Public
Under a new program initiated by Governor Steve Beshear, Kentuckians will be able to access nursing home inspection reports online. In addition to clearly identifying who the owner of the each facility is, the website will display recent inspection reports and correction plans submitted by facilities in response to such inspections. While the same reports could have been accessed earlier by the general public by making a request for such information pursuant to the Kentucky Open Records Act, the new disclosure is intended to promote transparency and help increase accessibility to information on nursing homes in the state. The latest...
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Nursing Homes Failure To Implement Use Of Bed-Alarm Blamed For Death Of Elderly Patient
An investigation into the fall-related death of patient at Mountain Manor of Paintsville (Kentucky) has resulted in a type A citation against the facility. The citation comes after an investigation into a patient’s death at the facility when he fell from his bed. The investigation demonstrated that just days after being admitted to the facility, and after several documented attempts to get out of bed, the facility failed to properly supervise the patient and implement safety precautions such as a bed alarm as ordered by the patient’s physician. Two days after the script for the bed alarm was written by...
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Lawsuit Blames Extendicare For Poor Care Of Nursing Home Patient
A lawsuit brought on behalf of a former resident of an Extendicare nursing home in Kentucky alleges that the operator's corporate negligence is responsible for various injuries that developed during her admission. In addition to naming Extendicare, the lawsuit further alleges that the nursing home administrators and individual staff members are responsible for the patients injuries. According to a report in the Richmond Register, the patient identified as Elise Harvey, was a patient at Fir Lane Convalescent Center (also referred to Richmond Health and Rehabilitation Complex-Kenwood) for approximately three months during which time she suffered: Falls Abrasions Pressure sores Medication...
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Doctor Alleges Dehydration & Malnutrition In Nursing Home Lawsuit On Behalf Of Relative
A Kentucky jury is hearing evidence in wrongful death lawsuit against a nursing home that allegedly failed to provide sufficient nutrition and fluids which in turn contributed to her death. The lawsuit was initiated by a physician who is a relative of the deceased patient. According to information contained in the lawsuit and remarks made by attorney’s during opening statements, the woman was admitted to Woodland Oaks from May 24, 2003 to June 30, 2003 for rehabilitation from a recent hip fracture. It was during her admission that staff failed to provide proper care and allowed her to become dehydration...
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Family Of Neglected Nursing Home Resident Awarded $42 Million By Jury
Joseph Clint Offutt lived an admirable life. Like many of his generation, Mr. Offutt served in World War II, working on the farm and was a dedicated husband for 58 years. Yet despite all of his accomplishments in life, age began to creep up on Mr. Offutt. After suffering a stroke in 2007, Mr. Offutt's family realized that they were no longer able to care for him at home so they looked for a skilled nursing facility. On March 25, 2008 Mr. Offutt was admitted to Harborside of Madisonville (currently known as Hillside Villa Care and Rehabilitation Center). Just nine...
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Sheesshh!! Move Along, Nursing Homes Trying To Cover Up Incidents Involving Sexual Abuse
In a world full of crazy people, some have managed to infiltrate the world of nursing homes. While occurrences involving the sexual abuse of nursing home patients are certainly not a common place occurrence, the incidents do occur--- yet too often they are brushed aside by nursing home staff whom may attempt to hide the incident out of embarrassment or perhaps at the request of nursing home management. Regardless of the underlying reason, failing to report mistreatment of nursing home patients is unacceptable-- and illegal. Laws applicable to nursing homes require facilities to: 1) protect patients from harm and 2)...
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Nurses Failure To Assist Patient To Toilet Costs Nursing Home Dearly
There's been a lot of talk about a recent jury verdict against Hillcrest Nursing Home, a Kentucky facility, after a patient fell while attempting to transfer herself to the toilet-- and there should be, the jury hit the facility with a $7 million dollar verdict. The incident involved a patient who was 67-years-young, who was admitted to the nursing home for rehabilitation following a knee surgery. Perhaps due to the woman's youthful appearance, the nurses aide told the woman that she was busy and she could use the toilet herself. It was during the unassisted transfer to the...
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Nursing Home Negligence Lawsuit Filed Against Extendicare
Ricky Hamilton, the husband of Kimberly Hamilton, has filed a nursing home negligence lawsuit against Kenwood Nursing Home and the facilities parent company, Extendicare in Madison Circuit Court. The lawsuit alleges the nursing home deviated from acceptable standards of care and failed to maintain a safe environment. The lawsuit made a 'jury demand' and seeks an award of medical expenses, attorney fees and punitive damages. Kenwood Nursing Home is part of the Richmond Health and Rehabilitation Complex in Richmond, Kentucky. The facility has has several smalling nursing homes on the property including Kenwood and Madison Manor. Madison Manor has...
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Grim Details Emerge Regarding Malnutrition In Kentucky Nursing Home
As we recently discussed, Winchester Centre for Health and Rehabilitation may lose its Medicare and Medicaid funding if it fails to correct the dangerous conditions inspectors have recently found at the facility. The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have given the facility a February deadline to correct the problems or federal aide will be pulled and daily fines will be imposed. The Lexington Herald-Leader, ran an article detailing the deficiencies documented in recent inspections of the facility obtained via the Open Records Act. Among the more disturbing situations detailed in the report: A resident lost 87 pounds during...
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Where Will Nursing Home Residents Go When Medicare Closes Dangerous Facilities?
I was reviewing the AARPBulletintoday, and they ran a story about Kentucky nursing home that was cited for reports of alleged nursing home abuse and neglect by nursing state nursing home inspectors. Winchester Centre for Health and Rehabilitation received a Type A citation- the most serious nursing home citation a state can give-- for problems related to 'medical errors' and consequently the federal government will terminate its Medicare / Medicaid funding. According to Kathy Gannoe, executive director of the Nursing Home Ombudsman Agency of the Bluegrass, prior to issuance of the Type A citation, the Winchester received 31 resident complaints...
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