Connecticut Nursing Home Closing Due to Health and Safety Violations
A Connecticut nursing home facility is closing its doors after being cited in April 2010 with numerous health and safety violations.
West Rock Health Care Center, nursing home facility owned by New Haven Health Care, Inc., will close within the next few months. New Haven Health Care filed for bankruptcy protection late last year. The trustee in the bankruptcy case has requested that the facility be closed because it operates at a loss and is unable to come into compliance with health department regulations.
In inspections in March and April 2010, health inspectors encountered a variety of problems. A health inspector found a staff member using a fecal-smeared washcloth on a incontinent resident's face. In another instance, a resident with a open thigh wound did not receive wound treatment for six of the fourteen days of ordered treatment. Another resident, who suffered from diabetes, did not receive breakfast because the resident's name had been left off the meal list.
The facility was also cited for failing to properly handle an incident involving a resident who may have swallowed shampoo. The resident was seen with the shampoo bottle in his/her mouth and staff members could not determine whether the resident had ingested shampoo. The facility failed to investigate or file a report on the incident and there were no records showing that the resident had been assessed immediately following the incident.
