Citation Issued Against Nursing Home That Failed To Intervene In Patient Suicide
The Minnesota Department of Health issued the "quality of care" citation against the Texas Terrace Care Center, a Minnesota nursing home, because the "facility staff failed to continue efforts to open the door to provide emergency care" while a resident commit suicide. The Texas Terrace Care Center has been cited for nursing home neglect because its nursing staff waited for emergency personnel to force open a door and find that a resident had died by hanging. The victim suffered from depression and congestive heart failure but wasn't considered a suicide risk by the facility. A nurse and nursing assistant tried...
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