Avon Nursing Home Among 6 Fined by State

An Avon nursing home was among six in Connecticut who were recently fined by the Department of Public Health (DPH) in connection with patients falling, Kate Farrish of c-hit.org reported.

Avon Health Center, located at 652 West Avon Road, or Route 167, was cited for two incidents in March 2014.

In the first instance, a resident fell out of a mechanical lift when a clip holding a sling broke. The resident suffered a broken bone at the base of their skull and passed away six days later, the DPH reported.

A week and a half later, another resident fell and broke their wrist while left briefly unattended.

The facility was fined $1,090 in Sept. 2014, Farrish reported.

Other facilities which were fined are in Bristol, Madison, Fairfield, New Haven and Waterbury.

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