New Riverdale Rehab: Lab Test Failures Risk Lives - NY
Resident #39, who has non-Alzheimer's dementia and schizoaffective disorder, receives 625 milligrams of Depakote three times daily....
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Resident #39, who has non-Alzheimer's dementia and schizoaffective disorder, receives 625 milligrams of Depakote three times daily....
Resident #123 was last seen by staff at 5:30 PM on July 29, 2023, sitting in the television room....
The facility's own policy requires staff to wear masks, gowns and gloves before entering rooms of residents on droplet precautions....
The resident had been admitted with severe obesity, diabetes, chronic lung disease, sleep apnea, pulmonary hypertension, and heart rhythm problems....
The 93-bed facility's medication error rate reached 6.9 percent, exceeding the federal limit of 5 percent....
The same drug screen showed no traces of alprazolam, the anxiety medication he was supposed to receive....
The January 6 incident occurred at 2:04 p.m....
Physician orders required licensed nurses to assess his pain level every shift using a 0-to-10 scale....
The resident screamed that "she was raped last night" in front of her husband during his visit on February 1st....
The problems ranged from basic cleanliness failures to improper food handling that violated the facility's own policies....
The violations at Eliot Center for Health and Rehabilitation were among eight deficiencies found during a federal inspection completed January 21....
The November incident at Mallard Bay Nursing and Rehab illustrates the human cost of chronic understaffing that has plagued the facility for months....
Hospital records from before her nursing home admission showed she experienced hallucinations, had decreased safety awareness, and was impulsive....
The vendor told inspectors he thought the woman was a visitor when she followed him outside....
The compressions weren't deep enough....
Nobody came for three and a half hours, so he began yelling for help....
Resident 4 was scheduled to receive seven medications at 9 a.m....
The violations were removed the next day after emergency staff training and policy changes....
On January 22, a nursing assistant recorded 1,400 cc of urine output while the licensed nurse documented just 250 cc for the same period....
The violations put residents at risk for falls, fainting, and other complications from excessively low blood pressure and heart rates....