By John R Kormanik on Posted in Nursing Home Resident SafetyA recent story in the Wall Street Journal might be of interest to you. In it, the Journal reports on the theft of nursing home resident’s prescription drugs by a technician. The technician, Deborah Cleveland, worked at Heather Heights Assisted Living and Memory Care Facility, in Pittsford, New York. Apparently, she would steal resident’s prescription… Continue Reading
By John R Kormanik on Posted in Nursing Home Resident SafetyAccording to a report in the Devils Lake Journal, two nurses from a Duluth, Minnesota, nursing home have been fired for faking residents’ blood sugar results. The Minnesota Department of Health and Welfare’s investigation of this matter revealed the faked results were utilized to "give or deny insulin" to seven residents. Remarkably, neither nurse was… Continue Reading
By John R Kormanik on Posted in Abuse/Neglect,Family Resources,Nursing Home Resident SafetyAs a resident of a nursing home or assisted living facility, there are many things you rely upon the facility to help you with. One of the most important, perhaps, is the administration of prescription or over-the-counter medications. If the facility gives you the wrong medication, the consequences can be dire, even fatal. In an… Continue Reading
