admin August 5th, 2010
August 5, 2010
According to the Associated Press, Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear has ordered a review of how the state handles reports of Kentucky nursing home abuse.
The Lexington Herald-Leader recently examined 107 citations issued by the Cabinet for health and Family Services over a three-year period when a resident’s life or safety has been endangered.
The citations reviewed involved 18 deaths, 30 hospitalizations, five broken bones and two amputations in Kentucky nursing home abuse.
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admin January 28th, 2008
January 25, 2008
Kentuckians for Nursing Home Reform is hoping to push through a bill requiring the state to set minimum standards for staff numbers in nursing homes, similar to the laws in effect for day-care centers, according to The Courier-Journal.
One woman witnessed several examples of Kentucky nursing home neglect and abuse while dealing with the problems her mother faced while living in assisted care. Once she found her mother lying on the floor after a fall, unattended, and on other occasions the woman was left drenched in urine waiting for someone to help her to the restroom.
To combat nursing home neglect and abuse, the bill would require one nurse per 21 residents during the day, one per 29 in the evenings, and one per 42 residents overnight. The current law does not clearly define what a “sufficient” number of staff is to adequately care for nursing home residents.
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admin October 19th, 2007
The Lexington Herald-Leader reported that a non-diabetic Louisville nursing home resident died after an unnecessary insulin injection. The nursing home patient’s death brought about the interest of an attorney general, who is investigated similar deaths for nursing home neglect and abuse.
The investigation is being headed by the Kentucky Bureau of Investigation out of the attorney general’s office. As many as five deaths in local nursing homes are being reviewed for potential nursing neglect and abuse.
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