Were Residents Drugged? Investigation Continues
We discussed The Britthaven nursing home, a facility where residents were reportedly found to be under the influence of drugs that they weren't supposed to be receiving, in a previous blog.
A criminal investigation has been launched by the State Bureau of Investigation and the Medicaid Investigations Unit of the Attorney General's Office to investigate the possibility of drugging at The Britthaven. Six Alzheimer's residents tested positive for strong pain relieving drugs that they were not prescribed and three residents had to be hospitalized. Sadly, one of the three residents hospitalized, eighty-four year old Rachel Holliday, died on February 16, 2010.
The nursing home facility has taken multiple steps to ensure resident safety. The facility replaced some medications and eliminated some dietary supplements. The Alzheimer's unit is now monitored 24 hours a day. The Alzheimer's unit's staff have all been drug tested and while the test results were all negative, the staff remains on paid leave.
