New York Nursing Home Hit With Stiff Fine
Mount Loretto Nursing Home, a nursing home facility located in Amsterdam, New York, was hit with a $77,610 fine after a January Department of Health Investigation found several deficiencies that could have placed residents in immediate jeopardy.
The fine was levied following an investigation that revealed the following:
- An employee who saw two other employees deliberately shaking and stuttering while caring for a resident suffering from Parkinson's Disease;
- Incontinent residents reported not being cared for promptly;
- Residents reported medications not being provided on time; and
- A resident reported that an employee threatened to strangle her.
Facility staff reported that inadequate staffing levels attributed to care delay due to large turnover from "burn-out" and employees calling in sick. Staff members also complained that "Chicago" controlled staffing levels, without being aware of what was needed. One staff member allegedly "stated that often there were only three [certified nursing assistants] on a unit and that she realized it was very difficult to provide quality care to the residents."
