Politics & Government
North Haven Nursing Home Fined After Resident's Death: Report
The Connecticut Department of Public Health recently fined the nursing home for an incident in which a resident fell and died two days later
NORTH HAVEN, CT — A North Haven nursing home was one of two in the state to be fined for violations connected to a resident’s death.
Cara Rosner of the Connecticut Health I-Team reports Montowese Health and Rehabilitation Center was fined $1,950 by the state Department of Public Health for an incident in which a resident was injured in a fall and died two days later last November.
The resident, who had chronic kidney disease and other ailments, fell from a bed after a consent form for the use of enablers didn’t specify how many side rails were to be used on the bed, according to Rosner.
The resident suffered a blood clot in the brain and other injuries and died two days later, Rosner reports.
Overall, six nursing homes in the state were recently fined for various violations.
Read more about the North Haven case and others at the Connecticut Health I-Team’s website here.
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