Politics & Government
Middletown Nursing Home Fined For Resident’s Fall: Report
The nursing home was fined nearly $7,000 by the state Department of Public Health after a quadriplegic resident suffered a broken femur.
MIDDLETOWN, CT — Water’s Edge Center for Health and Rehabilitation in Middletown was fined $6,960 by the state Department of Public Health after a quadriplegic resident suffered a broken femur during a fall while receiving care from a nurse aide, according to the Connecticut Health I-Team.
Cara Rosner of the Connecticut Health I-Team reports the resident fell off a bed when one nurse aide was changing a bed sheet. The resident was supposed to have the help of two staff members for bed mobility, according to Rosner.
Read more details, and see the other nursing homes in the state recently fined by the DPH, at the Connecticut Health I-Team website here.
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