Monthly Archives: July 2011
Another Golden Years’ Administrator Indicted
Posted in Nursing Home Violations on July 27, 2011Last Thursday, Jonah Tackett, 25, a former administrator at the Golden Years Rest Home in Letcher County, was indicted on charges of bribing a witness, witness tampering, and failure to make required dispositions, reported the Lexington Herald-Leader. All the charges are class D felonies that carry … Read the Rest
Fire in Shively, Kentucky Nursing Home
Posted in Reported Accidents & Injuries on July 26, 2011A small fire broke out this week at the Georgetown Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation nursing home in Shively. Pleasure Ridge Park firefighters, responding to the fire, found that it had been caused by a ventilator fan that had overheated in a junction box. When firefighters arrived, they didn’t … Read the Rest
Kentucky Nursing Home Faces Federal False Claim Charges
Posted in Nursing Home Violations on July 21, 2011The U.S. Attorney General’s office has filed a civil complaint against Villaspring Health and Rehabilitation Center in Erlanger and its parent company, Carespring Health Management, alleging that the nursing home billed Medicare and Medicaid for services that were so inadequate they were … Read the Rest
Fire Ants: A Potential Problem in Kentucky Nursing Homes?
Posted in Featured Articles on July 19, 2011Fire ants are a serious problem in our southern states. More than 80 people have been killed in outdoor fire ant accidents over the last 10 years. Unfortunately, efforts to eradicate fire ants have failed. Now, they are increasing by five percent every year, and they are slowly moving north. Fire … Read the Rest
Agreement Reached In Case Of Sexual Assault at KY Nursing Home
Posted in Nursing Home Violations on July 18, 2011Last year, a horrific dereliction of duty came to light at a Kentucky elder care facility, according to newspaper reports. Mae Campbell, 88, a resident at Hazard Nursing Home in Hazard, Kentucky, suffered two sexual assaults from male residents in 2009, and those attacks were not reported as … Read the Rest
Bedrails: Safety Precaution or Serious Danger?
Posted in Reported Accidents & Injuries on July 7, 2011Many people think of bedrails as safety devices that protect patients, preventing them from falling out of bed and injuring themselves. Indeed, that is what they’re designed to do. Unfortunately, over the last 25 years, more than 700 patients have been seriously injured – 480 of them fatally – … Read the Rest
