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… Continue Reading
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Nursing Homes Failure To Implement Use Of Bed-Alarm Blamed For Death Of Elderly Patient
Posted in Nursing Home FallsAn 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,… Continue Reading
Lawsuit Blames Extendicare For Poor Care Of Nursing Home Patient
Posted in LitigationA 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… Continue Reading
Doctor Alleges Dehydration & Malnutrition In Nursing Home Lawsuit On Behalf Of Relative
Posted in Dehydration, Litigation, MalnutritionA 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… Continue Reading
Family Of Neglected Nursing Home Resident Awarded $42 Million By Jury
Posted in LitigationJoseph 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… Continue Reading
Sheesshh!! Move Along, Nursing Homes Trying To Cover Up Incidents Involving Sexual Abuse
Posted in Sexual Abuse & AssaultIn 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… Continue Reading
Nurses Failure To Assist Patient To Toilet Costs Nursing Home Dearly
Posted in Dropped Patients, Litigation, Nursing Home FallsThere’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… Continue Reading
Nursing Home Negligence Lawsuit Filed Against Extendicare
Posted in LitigationRicky 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… Continue Reading
Grim Details Emerge Regarding Malnutrition In Kentucky Nursing Home
Posted in MalnutritionAs 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… Continue Reading
Where Will Nursing Home Residents Go When Medicare Closes Dangerous Facilities?
Posted in Nursing Home AbuseI 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… Continue Reading