A Danbury nursing home has been fined $1,040 by the state in connection with the death of a resident who choked on a meatball. The state Department of Public Health imposed the fine against the Danbury Health Care Center on March 12 after the January choking death. The state’s review found that medical and treatment records of the resident, who had cancer and a seizure disorder, failed to reflect that the resident was at risk for dysphagia – or difficulty swallowing. A diet order indicated the resident should receive a regular diet, with meat cut up, with thin liquids, state records show. On Jan. Continue Reading →
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Nursing Home Disclosure Bill: Transparency Or Intrusion?
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The state’s nursing homes call it excessive and intrusive. The Malloy administration calls it a move towards transparency. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Fines & Sanctions, Deborah Chernoff, District 1199, New England Health Care Employees Union
Four Nursing Homes Cited, One After Resident Dies
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Four nursing homes have been fined by the state Department of Public Health in connection with incidents in which one resident died, another was verbally abused and several female residents were touched inappropriately by a resident. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Fines & Sanctions, Aaron Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Apple Rehabilitation, Berlin, Ledge Crest Health Care Center, Noble Horizons, Westport Health Care Center, William Gerrish
State Issues Alert On Infant Sleep-Related Risks
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An 8-week-old baby boy slips out of his sleeping grandmother’s arms and suffocates in the folds of a couch. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Fines & Sanctions, Child Fatality Review Panel, Connecticut office of Child Advocate, Dr. Kirsten Bechtel, Sarah Eagan
Four Nursing Homes Fined, One For Abuse Of A Resident
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The state Department of Public Health has fined four nursing homes more than $1,000 each for one case of physical abuse and incidents that left residents with cuts, bruises and a broken bone. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Fines & Sanctions, Arden House, Cassena Care of Norwalk, Highlands Health Care Center, St. Joseph's Living Center, state Department of Public Health
Med Board Fines Anesthesiologist After Patient Death, Revokes Two Licenses
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A Trumbull anesthesiologist who mistakenly administered a fatal dose of Lidocaine to a patient during surgery in May 2013 was reprimanded and fined $7,500 Tuesday by the state Medical Examining Board. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Fines & Sanctions, Dr. Andrew Metzger, Dr. Mary Jane Brackett, Dr. Sandra Congdon, Dr. Suznne Klekotka, Dr. Vernon Thomas Atreidis, Ravjeeet Singh, St. vincent's Medical Center
Chester Nursing Home Fined For Incidents Of Abuse
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A Chester nursing home has been fined $1,730 by the state in connection with incidents of verbal and physical abuse of residents and for failing to report rashes to a doctor for several days. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Fines & Sanctions, Chesterfields Health Care Center
Five Nursing Homes Fined
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Five Connecticut nursing homes received fines of more $1,000 each from the state Department of Public Health in connection with lapses of residents’ care, including cases that led to broken bones. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Fines & Sanctions, Aurora Senior Living of New Britain, Aurora Sennior Living of East Hartford, Middlesex Health Care Center, Portland Care & Rehabilitation Center, Woodlake At Tolland Rehabilitation & Nursing Center
Malloy Proposes Beefing Up Child Care Inspections
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Gov. Dannel Malloy’s proposed state budget for FY 2015 includes $1.5 million to add 28 child care inspectors, so that the frequency of licensing inspections of day care facilities can be increased to once a year. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Fines & Sanctions, Child Care Aware of America, child care inspectors, Connecticut Department of Public Health, Gov. Dannell Malloy, Myra Jones-Taylor, Office of Early Childhood
Middletown Doc Fined By Banking Dept. For Soliciting Investments
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A Middletown physician has been sanctioned and fined by the state banking department for selling unregistered securities to investors, including at least one former patient, and using some of the proceeds to pay his medical malpractice insurance. (more…) Continue Reading →