New York Nursing Home Neglect Caught On Tape - UPDATE
Medford Multicare Center is in the news again. We had discussed the tragic abuse the residents were suffering in previous blogs.
Now, four more workers have been caught mistreating patients and falsifying records, two of whom were caught on hidden camera. CNA Marie Pierre, charged using evidence obtained through a hidden camera, is accused of failing to turn an 84 year old man to prevent painful bed sores or to change his briefs as necessary. LPN Janet Coleman, also charged using evidence obtained through a hidden camera, did not clean a patient's gastrotomy tube or treat his ears from chafing from oxygen tubes. LPN Kim Purdum, while completing physician's orders for a patient with chronic pulmonary disease, failed to include a doctor's order for daily blood tests to monitor Coumadin dosage. When the patient later suffered internal bleeding and was hospitalized, she changed the records to include the doctor's order. CNA Paulette George was arrested following an investigation of a family complaint. She was responsible for showering a resident twice a week, but instead gave bed baths for a month. All involved were charged with multiple counts of endangering the welfare of disabled persons and falsifying records. They all pled not guilty and were released without bail.
The Department of Health has cited the facility for deficient care at almost twice the state average. Concerning this facility, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has stated, "Let me be clear that this is an ongoing, expanding investigation".
