California Nursing Home Cited, Fined For Resident Death
Placerville Pines Care Center received a AA citation, the most severe penalty available, from the California Department of Health for its role in a resident death. The facility reportedly failed to adequately assess the resident and notify his physician of changes in his condition. The California Department of Health concluded that those failures ultimately contributed to the resident's death.
The resident was admitted to Placerville Pines after a hospital admission and was fully expected to recover and return home. Sometime after he was admitted, the resident began showing symptoms of illness and his oxygen saturation and blood pressure levels were very low. The resident also experienced difficulty talking and was difficult to arouse. A family member alerted facility staff to the resident's problems and he was transported to the hospital, where he died.
Placerville Pines Care Center was fined $100,000 for their role in the resident's death.
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