Indiana ManorCare Personal Care Home Slapped With Type A Citation
Arden Courts, a HCR ManorCare facility, has been slapped with the worst citation possible from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. The "Type A" citation was issued for placing its residents at risk of death or injury. It carries a fine of up to $5,000.
Seven residents of Arden Courts, a Louisville, Kentucky personal care home that specializes in caring for individuals suffering from Alzheimer's disease, was cited for failing to provide proper care for seven residents. Those residents suffered from repeated falls, some of which resulted in lacerations and abrasions; one resident was unresponsive for several minutes following the fall. Two residents developed pressure ulcers that were not identified or treated and four experienced weight loss of 24 to 39 pounds in six to nine months. The state alleges that the residents affected needed more skilled care and assistance than available at the facility. Personal care facilities typically accept individuals who are able to manage most of their own activities of daily living, such as eating, bathing, and dressing. Facility staff is available to provide some assistance, but typically residents should be able to ambulate alone. All seven residents affected were noted to be "unable to manage their activties of daily living and required total assistance from the facility staff". One resident was unable to get out of bed without assistance, three could not move their own wheelchairs, and not one of them would have been able to exit the facility in an emergency.
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