Politics & Government

Cheshire Nursing Home Fined: Report

The state Department of Public Health recently fined six nursing homes for violations that resulted in injuries to residents.

CHESHIRE, CT — Cheshire Regional Rehabilitation Center was one of six nursing homes recently fined by the state Department of Public Health for violations that resulted in injuries to residents, according to the Connecticut Health I-Team.

Cara Rosner of the Connecticut Health I-Team reports Cheshire Regional Rehabilitation Center was fined $3,000 in connection to an incident in which a resident, who had functional quadriplegia, was left alone and choked on a roll.

For more details on this incident and other nursing home fines from around the state, visit the Connecticut Health I-Team website here.

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