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Greenwich Nursing Home Fined After Resident Leaves: Report
A Greenwich nursing home was fined $10,000 after a resident with dementia briefly left the facility, according to the CT Health I-Team.
GREENWICH, CT — The Nathaniel Witherell nursing home in Greenwich has been fined $10,000 after a resident with dementia was able to leave the facility, the Connecticut Health Investigative Team reports.
The resident left the facility for approximately 15 minutes on Sept. 5, 2019, after a receptionist who thought the resident was a visitor called them a taxi, according to the Connecticut Health I-Team. Photos of residents "at risk for elopement" were posted at the nurses' stations and the main reception area following the incident. (To sign up for Greenwich breaking news alerts and more, click here.)
Read more details, including the other nursing homes in the state recently fined by the DPH, at the Connecticut Health I-Team website here.
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