Waveny Care Center: Staff Accept $1,000 Gifts - CT
Two therapists at Waveny Care Center accepted the monetary gifts despite facility policy prohibiting staff from taking gratuities from residents....
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Two therapists at Waveny Care Center accepted the monetary gifts despite facility policy prohibiting staff from taking gratuities from residents....
"Staff don't go check and the screaming for help is what bothers me," Resident 3 told inspectors during a November 7 interview....
The first resident was rushed to the hospital on July 30 after an episode of hypoxia and decreased responsiveness....
But accountability records painted a different picture....
The violations occurred despite the facility's own assessment stating it should staff at least one RN for eight hours daily, seven days a week....
According to progress notes from that meeting, staff acknowledged they had never told the family about the roommate change....
The wearable device continuously monitors blood sugar levels, providing critical data for managing diabetes in vulnerable patients....
Staff B had been employed for only one month when administrators assigned her to train Staff A for dementia care....
The facility never reported the alleged abuse to state authorities....
Resident #2 fell on October 26 at Highland Ridge Care Center....
Federal inspectors investigated the facility's handling of the allegation during a complaint inspection completed November 20, 2025....
The resident's daughter had wheeled her into the room at Highland Ridge Care Center around 6:45 pm, turned on the TV, and left....
State inspectors found the resident lying in bed half-naked on October 29, wearing only an adult brief with the sheet pulled off their body....
The resident, identified in records as having intact cognition with anxiety disorder and viral brain infection, had a documented history of suicidal comments....
They also found no documentation that staff contacted local law enforcement at all....
The violations affected all 65 residents at the facility....
Federal inspectors observed the violation on November 17 during their complaint investigation....
When maintenance staff tested the wires with a voltage detector on November 18, the device immediately started flashing and emitting warning tones....
R27's roommate told inspectors the resident had been sitting in his wheelchair since around 5 AM that morning....
The most serious incident involved a resident with multiple medical conditions including an open abdominal wound, chronic C....