Posted On:
May 24, 2010
Feeding Tube Leads to Resident's Death, California Nursing Home Hit With Citation
Hancock Park Rehabilitation Center, a nursing home facility located in Hancock Park, California, was cited and hit with a $100,000 fine in the death of an eighty-four year old resident nearly two years ago. The fine is the highest and most severe fine that can be assessed.
The resident, who was recovering at Hancock Park from prostate cancer and a fractured hip, was being fed by a nasal tube. Reportedly, the man's was admitted to a Los Angeles hospital with a feeding tube inserted into his lungs. As the tube was improperly inserted, it allowed food to leak into the man's lungs, causing him to developed pneumonia. He subsequently died from his injuries in May 2008.
