Crime & Safety
Nursing Home In West Hartford Fined By State: Report
The state Department of Public Health recently fined eight nursing homes for various lapses of care.
WEST HARTFORD, CT — The Reservoir in West Hartford was one of eight nursing homes recently fined by the state Department of Public Health for various lapses of care, according to the Connecticut Health I-Team.
Cara Rosner of the Connecticut Health I-Team reports The Reservoir was fined $2,360 after a resident’s spouse didn’t receive proper written notice that the resident was being transferred to another facility. The resident’s spouse was opposed to the move. (To sign up for West Hartford breaking news alerts and more, click here.)
The transfer came a week after the resident went missing from the healthcare facility and was found by West Hartford Police. On July 5, the patient was located by K-9 Jett in a wooded area near the facility. The patient had fallen and sustained minor injuries, police said at the time.
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Read more, including the other nursing homes fined by the state, at the Connecticut Health I-Team website here.
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