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August 14, 2010
North Carolina Nursing Home Faces $20,000 Fine in Drugging Wrongful Death
We discussed Britthaven of Chapel Hill nursing home in our previous blog. Britthaven came under scrutiny of the North Carolina's Health and Human Services Department after it was discovered that a former nurse at the facility, Angela Almore, reportedly used unprescribed morphine to drug six residents to "make them more manageable". She was charged with second degree murder after an 84 year old resident died. She also faces charges of patient abuse.
The North Carolina Health and Human Services Department recommended a $20,000 fine, which is the maximum penalty that could be assessed against the nursing home.
