New York Nursing Home Facility Faces Government Scrutiny
We discussed Northwoods Care and Rehab in a previous blog after a facility employee was arrested for sexually abusing a helpless seventy-eight year-old resident at the facility. Now, the facility is in the crosshairs of New York's Department of Public Health.
Federal officials are refusing Medicare and Medicaid payments for new admissions to the facility after receiving reports that facility employees consistently ignored residents' calls and there was not enough staff to dispense medication. State inspectors revealed problems, some of which may have been considered "immediate jeopardy", to federal authorities.
An ombudsman from the Red Cross found problems at the facility during a visit on August 5, 2009. The ombudsman found a resident who desperately needed assistance going to the restroom. The resident turned on a call light to request help. A nurse came into his room, turned off the light, and said she would get him some assistance. Fifteen minutes later, the ombudsman again turned on the light, but it was turned off again.
On July 15, 2009, the facility was cited for failing to give medications, including insulin and anti-seizure drugs to thirteen residents in a 24 hour period.
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