Resident Suffers Fractured Hip after Fall at Faribault Senior Living (example of a hip fracture shown)
In a report from the Minnesota Department of Health a client from Faribault Senior Living (client #1) was neglected when facility staff failed to provide adequate supervision that resulted in another client (client #2) pushing client #1 resulting in a hip fracture.
Based on a preponderance of evidence, neglect is substantiated. The home care provider was aware of client #2’s increase in aggressive behaviors and inappropriately entering the rooms of other clients, but did not implement new or effective interventions to keep other clients safe. The home care provider failed to reassess client #2’s susceptibility to abuse another client and not implement interventions to prevent further occurrences. In addition, the home care provider failed to reassess client #1’s susceptibility to abuse by another individual, including vulnerable adults, and did not identify specific measures to minimize the risk of abuse to that person.
Patient and Resident Rights Elder Care Facilities, Faribault Senior Living Faribault
Faribault Senior Living Faribault Complaint Findings for Patient Rights
It is alleged that the agency did not follow state statutes/rules when staff routinely until utilized an EZ stand lift to transfer a client although she was unable to follow instructions and keep her legs straight.
Substantiated Complaint Faribault Senior Living Faribault Minnesota – Use of EZ Stand Lift
A violation is substantiated related to the licensee to ensure staff were competent to use the EZ stand patient lift.
During a time prior to the onsite investigation, staff transferred a client with the use of EZ stand. During this transfer, the client became unresponsive. Staff members hit the emergency stop button more than once and the life just stopped. Staff did not know of any emergency lowering procedures for the EZ stand. Staff could not recall how the client was assisted out of the EZ stand. A family member witness interview indicated the client was lifted up out of the support straps by this family member and staff person. Staff also indicated that, prior to the client suddenly becoming unresponsive; the client did not have any problems with bearing weight or holding the handles of the EZ stand. After a short while, the client was assisted to a seated position. The client was seen in the emergency department and diagnosed with a vasocagal response (a fainting or near fainting episode), with no identified specific cause for vasovagal response. The client returned back to the facility that same day.
For more information from the Minnesota Department of Health, Office of Health Facility Complaints concerning nursing homes, assisted living and other elder care providers view resolved complaints at the MDH website.
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Violation of Resident Rights – A1 Reliable Home Care, St. Paul., Elopement
Resident at A1-Reliable Elopes
The Minnesota Department of Health has concluded that based on a preponderance of evidence, the allegation that a client was neglected at A-1 Reliable Home Care in St. Paul when the alleged perpetrator (AP) left the client unattended resulting in the client’s elopement is not substantiated but it was determined that abuse is substantiated.
Confined Resident Elopes from A-1 Reliable Home Care
The MDH investigation determined that the facility had confined Client #1 and Client #2 by restricting their ability to come and go from the facility without supervision, without any legal standing to do so, and without any documented reason to do so.
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Maltreatment After Elopement A-1 Reliable Home Care
There are many common of forms of elder abuse and neglect often the result of a lack of qualified well trained staff to supervise and provide the necessary resident cares.
Most forms of elder abuse and neglect are preventable. If you are concerned about someone you love call Attorney Kenneth LaBore for a free consultation.
There are many types of ways someone can get injured in a care facility if they are not be cared for properly. Elopement or wandering can lead to many hazards including the possibility of death from freezing, burns, assaults, falls and others.
Attorney Kenneth LaBore from Guardian Legal Services, LLC has been representing victims of abuse, neglect and other injuries for decades. Our focus is on getting accountability for serious acts of maltreatment, abuse and preventable neglect.
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For more information from the Minnesota Department of Health, Office of Health Facility Complaints concerning nursing homes, assisted living and other elder care providers view resolved complaints at the MDH website.
Pine Ridge Residence Bagley Abuse of Client by Staff Members Who Restrain Client in Bathroom
Pine Ridge Residence Bagley Abuse to Client
In a report from the Minnesota Department of Health, dated January 12, 2017, it was alleged that a client Pine Ridge Residence Bagley was abused when perpetrator #1, restrained the client in the bathrrom and propped a chair upder the dooe knob preventing the cleitn from getting out. It is also alleged, that a client was abused when alleged perpetrator #2, restrained the client in the bathroom by shutting the door and holding his/her foot against the door.
Pine Ridge Residence Bagley Substantiated Abuse
Based on the report, a preponderance of the evidence established that abuse occurred when the allged perpetrators (AP), AP #1 and AP #2, restricted the client from leaving the bathroom. The facility failed to assess and develop an individual plan for the client’s toileting needs resulting in staff confining the client to the bathroom for toileting.
The client had severe intellectual and developmental disabilities. The client was ambulatory and non-verbal. The client had a history of constipation issues and would go four to five days between bowel movements.
Staff members were interviewed. When the client did not have a bowel movement, the staff would bring the client to the bathroom. Staff instructed the client to stay seated on the toilet, but the client would continue to stand up or fling the bathroom door open with his/her hand. Staff reported AP #1 placed a chair against the bathroom door on two occasions, while the client was supposed to be using the toilet. On one occasion, AP #1 instructed another employee to place a chair against the bathroom door. Over several months, AP #1 placed the chair outside the bathroom door multiple times when the client was inside the bathroom. AP #2 would put a standing tray with some toys on it in front of the client when the client was seated on the toilet, close the bathroom door, then AP #2 would hold his/her foot against the door for about five to ten minutes. This would restrict the client from leaving the bathroom. The client’s comprehensive functional assessment did not address the client’s plan or needs for toileting.
AP #1 was interviewed and stated during morning cares s/he put the client in the bathroom and told the client to sit on the toilet. The client did not want to sit, was getting up, and AP #1 instructed the client to sit back down on the toilet. AP #1 stated the dining room chair was not propped up under the door knob, but was placed against the outside of the bathroom door. AP #1 would sit on the chair with his/her back to the door. The AP #1 stated that client was in the bathroom for five minutes and had voided on the toilet. The AP stated there were other instances when s/he held her hand on the door knob or placed his/her body against the bathroom door hoping the client would have a bowel movement. AP #1 stated this did prevent the client from leaving the bathroom. The AP stated s/he never asked a staff person to place a dining room chair in front of the bathroom door with client inside.
AP #2 was interviewed and stated the client did not want to sit on the toilet to have a bowel movement. AP #2 would place a standing tray with toys on it in front of the toilet in hopes the client would stay seated on the toilet. AP #2 stated s/he put her foot against the door so the client would have privacy and would not leave the bathroom. AP #2 stated the client gets upset if s/he stays in the bathroom with the client. The AP stated the client was getting up off the toilet so s/he placed her foot against the door.
The client’s guardian stated it has been an ongoing issue with the client using the bathroom. The guardian stated a chair in front of the bathroom door was not acceptable and did not want to the situation handled in that manner.
Pine Ridge Residence Bagley – Report Abuse and Neglect
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For more information from the Minnesota Department of Health, Office of Health Facility Complaints concerning nursing homes, assisted living and other elder care providers view resolved complaints at the MDH website.
According to the Minnesota Department of Health, Health Regulation Division, under a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), is responsible for ensuring that facilities accepting Medicare and Medicaid payment for services provided to program beneficiaries meet federal regulations and certification rules.
The surveys evaluate the quality of care and services provided, as well as the appropriateness of the facility’s building, equipment, staffing, policies, procedures and finances. They are a snapshot of the facility’s performance at the point in time when the survey is conducted.
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Information About Reporting Elder Abuse and Neglect
Reporting Suspected Neglect of Nursing Home Residents
Minnesota law mandates safe environments and services for vulnerable adults and protective services for vulnerable adults who have been maltreated. The DHS Adult Protective Services Unit provides training and consultation to citizens, service providers, counties, law enforcement and state agencies regarding the Minnesota Vulnerable Adult Act [Minnesota Statute Section 626.557 (1995)]. The unit also develops policy and best practices and collects and evaluates data to prevent maltreatment and plan adult protection services.
According to Minnesota Statute 626.5772, Subd. 2,“abuse” can include many things, including: an act against a vulnerable adult that constitutes a violation of, an attempt to violate, or aiding and abetting a violation of an assault, the use of drugs to injure or facilitate crime, the solicitation, inducement, and promotion of prostitution, criminal sexual conduct as well as, the act of forcing, compelling, coercing, or enticing a vulnerable adult against the vulnerable adult’s will to perform services for the advantage of another.
According to NAPSA, if you witness a life-threatening situation involving a senior or adult with disabilities, dial 911. Contact your local Adult Protective Services agency anytime you observe or suspect the following:
Sudden inability to meet essential physical, psychological or social needs which threatens health, safety or well-being
Disappearing from contact with neighbors, friends or family
Appearing hungry, malnourished, or with a sudden weight loss
Appearing disoriented or confused
Suddenly appearing disheveled or wearing soiled clothing
Failing by caregiver(s) to arrive as scheduled — or disappearing without notice
Expressing feelings of hopelessness, worthlessness or insignificance
Failing to take prescribed medications or nutritional supplements
Blaming self for problems arising with family or caregivers
Living in squalor or hazardous situations such as hoarding or cluttering
Minnesota Elder Neglect and Abuse Reporting System
Minnesota has a new central system for reporting suspected maltreatment of vulnerable adults, through a common entry point available 24/7 at 1-844-880-1574 a toll free phone number for the general public.
This Adult Protection website offers information on how to report abuse and neglect in many different languages.
Reporting Abuse Requirements for Mandated Reporters
Mandated reporters include law enforcement, educators, doctors, nurses, social workers and other licensed professionals. Pursuant to Minnesota Statute 626.5772, Subd. 16.,”mandated reporter” means a professional or professional’s delegate while engaged in: (1) social services; (2) law enforcement; (3) education; (4) the care of vulnerable adults; (5) any of the occupations referred to in section 214.01, subdivision 2; (6) an employee of a rehabilitation facility certified by the commissioner of jobs and training for vocational rehabilitation; (7) an employee or person providing services in a facility as defined in subdivision 6; or (8) a person that performs the duties of the medical examiner or coroner.
Mandated reporters reporting an allegation of suspected maltreatment of a vulnerable adult that did not occur in Minnesota must make the report to the state in which the allegation occurred. The National Adult Protective Services Association has information for reporting in all states.
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A Resident at Adrain Care Center was the Victim of Abuse by Staff Member
Resident Abused at Adrian Care Center
In a report from the Minnesota Department of Health dated August 8, 2016, it was alleged that a resident at Adrian Care Center in Adrian Minnesota was abused by a staff alleged perpetrator (AP) when the AP treated the resident in a humiliating manner, writing on the resident’s forehead with a permanent marker.
MDH Substantiated Abuse at Adrian Care Center
As stated in the report, based on the preponderance of evidence abuse occurred when the alleged perpetrator (AP) wrote with a black marker the word “please” on the resident’s forehead. The humiliating treatment was administered as a consequence for the resident failing to say please during a request for transfer.
The resident had diagnoses that included cardiovascular disease and diabetes. The resident was alert and oriented to person and place with some difficulty remembering time. The resident required total staff assistance with all activities of daily living (ADL) skills. The resident required an assistance of two staff when transferring.
The resident requested to be transferred from a wheelchair to a recliner. The AP and another nursing assistant helped the resident. The AP told the resident to say “please” and if the resident did not say please, the AP would write please on the resident’s forehead so that the resident would not forget to do so the next time. After the transfer, both the AP and other nursing assistant left the room. The AP obtained a permanent market and returned to the resident’s room. The AP wrote the word “please” on the resident’s forehead with a black permanent marker. Later the AP returned and removed the permanent marker with some type of chemical.
The resident was interviewed and remembered the AP writing a word on his/her forehead. The resident said that the AP did return at some point and removed the word with some sort of chemical. The resident recalled being concerned about the chemical the AP used, because the resident said s/he has only one good eye.
The facility terminated the AP from his/her employment following the incident.
For more information from the Minnesota Department of Health, Office of Health Facility Complaints concerning nursing homes, assisted living and other elder care providers view resolved complaints at the MDH website.
Nursing Home Complaints Minnesota Department of Health
Minnesota Department of Health Facility Complaints
Allegations of physical and sexual abuse as well as neglect are investigated administratively by the Minnesota Department of Health, Office of Health Facility Complaints, (OHFC). They conduct onsite investigations, review records, speak with staff members and resident and his/her family. The OHFC does not review every complaint and therefore they are not all addressed on their website. The determine on the concerns that are investigated include, unsubstantiated, inconclusive and substantiated. The goal is a substantiated complaint which will usually require a root cause analysis and internal investigation and new policies and procedure which are then trained to the nursing home care staff.
View Resolved Minnesota Department of Health Complaints
To search the MDH website by type of result, such as “substantiated” as well as by the type of provider, city, county or provider name.
According to Minnesota Administrative Rule 4658.0015, COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS.
A nursing home must operate and provide services in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and codes, and with accepted professional standards and principles that apply to professionals providing services in a nursing home.
Contacting the Office of Health Facilities Complaints
The Office of Health Facility Complaints (OHFC) serves the general public. Complaints, questions, or concerns must relate to licensed facilities:
Hospitals
Nursing homes
Boarding care homes
Supervised living facilities
Assisted living
Home health agencies
For questions about complaints, call 651-201-4200 or 1-800-369-7994. For all other OHFC inquiries, call 651-201-4201.
OHFC can help patients and residents to enforce their rights.
OHFC does not charge for its services.
Resident Rights to Contact OHFC
According to Minnesota Statute 144A.13, COMPLAINTS; RESIDENT’S RIGHTS, Subdivision 1. Processing, all matters relating to the operation of a nursing home which are the subject of a written complaint from a resident and which are received by a controlling person or employee of the nursing home shall be delivered to the facility’s administrator for evaluation and action. Failure of the administrator within seven days of its receipt to resolve the complaint, or alternatively, the failure of the administrator to make a reply within seven days after its receipt to the complaining resident stating that the complaint did not constitute a valid objection to the nursing home’s operations, shall be a violation of section 144A.10. If a complaint directly involves the activities of a nursing home administrator, the complaint shall be resolved in accordance with this section by a person, other than the administrator, duly authorized by the nursing home to investigate the complaint and implement any necessary corrective measures.
Subd. 2. Resident’s rights. The administrator of a nursing home shall inform each resident in writing at the time of admission of the right to complain to the administrator about facility accommodations and services. A notice of the right to complain shall be posted in the nursing home. The administrator shall also inform each resident of the right to complain to the commissioner of health. No controlling person or employee of a nursing home shall retaliate in any way against a complaining nursing home resident and no nursing home resident may be denied any right available to the resident under chapter 504B.
For more information from the Minnesota Department of Health, Office of Health Facility Complaints concerning nursing homes, assisted living and other elder care providers view resolved complaints at the MDH website.
If you have concerns about elder abuse or neglect contact Minnesota Attorney Kenneth LaBore at 612-743-9048 or toll free at 1-888-452-6589 or by email at KLaBore@MNnursinghomeneglect.com.
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Minnesota and CMS Medicare Medicaid Nursing Home Survey Process
Minnesota Nursing Home Survey Information
According to CMS Medicare.gov, the inspection results are recorded in a form called (HCFA-2567) where deficiencies in the quality of care in the nursing home are recorded. The inspections assess whether facilities are meeting “minimum” standards at the time of the survey. To be part of the Medicare and Medicaid programs, nursing homes must meet certain requirements set by Congress. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has entered into an agreement with state governments to do health and fire safety inspections of these nursing homes and investigate complaints about nursing home care.
Minnesota Nursing and Boarding Care Home Survey Inspection Findings
Pursuant to Minnesota Statute 144A.10, Subd. 2. Inspections. The commissioner of health shall inspect each nursing home to ensure compliance with sections 144A.01 to 144A.155 and the rules promulgated to implement them. The inspection shall be a full inspection of the nursing home. If upon a reinspection provided for in subdivision 5 the representative of the commissioner of health finds one or more uncorrected violations, a second inspection of the facility shall be conducted. The second inspection need not be a full inspection. No prior notice shall be given of an inspection conducted pursuant to this subdivision. Any employee of the commissioner of health who willfully gives or causes to be given any advance notice of an inspection required or authorized by this subdivision shall be subject to suspension or dismissal in accordance with chapter 43A. An inspection required by a federal rule or statute may be conducted in conjunction with or subsequent to any other inspection. Any inspection required by this subdivision may be in addition to or in conjunction with the reinspections required by subdivision 5. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to prohibit the commissioner of health from making more than one unannounced inspection of any nursing home during its license year. The commissioner of health shall coordinate inspections of nursing homes with inspections by other state and local agencies consistent with the requirements of this section and the Medicare and Medicaid certification programs.
The commissioner shall conduct inspections and reinspections of health facilities with a frequency and in a manner calculated to produce the greatest benefit to residents within the limits of the resources available to the commissioner. In performing this function, the commissioner may devote proportionately more resources to the inspection of those facilities in which conditions present the most serious concerns with respect to resident health, treatment, comfort, safety, and well-being.
These conditions include but are not limited to: change in ownership; frequent change in administration in excess of normal turnover rates; complaints about care, safety, or rights; where previous inspections or reinspections have resulted in correction orders related to care, safety, or rights; and, where persons involved in ownership or administration of the facility have been indicted for alleged criminal activity. Any facility that has none of the above conditions or any other condition established by the commissioner that poses a risk to resident care, safety, or rights shall be inspected once every two years.
You can search the Minnesota Department of Health website for Medicare & Medicaid nursing home survey results for information on inspection findings pertaining to federal and state health and safety regulations.
According to the Minnesota Department of Health, Health Regulation Division, under a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), is responsible for ensuring that facilities accepting Medicare and Medicaid payment for services provided to program beneficiaries meet federal regulations and certification rules.
Search for surveys by city, county, or provider name.
Click on link for information on provider searched by city, county or name of provider.
If you have concerns about nursing home surveys or questions about elder abuse or neglect contact Minnesota Elder Abuse Attorney Kenneth LaBore at 612-743-9048 or toll free at 1-888-452-6589 or by email at KLaBore@MNnursinghomeneglect.com.
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Medicare Medicaid CMS Special Focus Facility Nursing Home Deficiency List
Special Focus Facility Initiative
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid CMS creates a Special Focus Facility “SFF” list of nursing homes that have a history of serious quality issues and are included in a program designed to seek improvement in care. The list is updated regularly with new facilities being added as needed and other falling off due to significant improvement in the quality of care or from being terminated from Medicare.
The Special Focus Facility list is generated from data received through the CMS inspections or surveys which are focused on looking for deficiencies in care based on federal nursing home regulations. According to the CMS website, Most nursing homes have some deficiencies, with the average being 6-7 deficiencies per survey. Most nursing homes correct their problems within a reasonable period of time. However, we have found that a minority of nursing homes have:
More problems than other nursing homes (about twice the average number of
deficiencies);
More serious problems than most other nursing homes (including harm or injury experienced by residents); and
A pattern of serious problems that has persisted over a long period of time (as measured over the three years before the date the nursing home was first put on the SFF list).
Effect of Being on Special Focus Facility List
According to Medicare CMS, there are more frequent surveys and inspections to facilities on the SFF list usually about twice per year. The longer the problems and deficiencies exist the more stringent the response from CMS, with penalties ranging from civil fines to being terminated from CMS from Medicare and Medicaid payments.
Within about 18-24 months the nursing home is expected to have one of three possible outcomes:
The ideal outcome is the facility shows improvement and the facility graduates from SFF due to significant improvements in the quality of care which has continued over time;
The facility is terminated from Medicare after failing to make significant and lasting improvements; and
There can also be an extension of time given when there are signs of very promising improvements.
Information on the most recent Minnesota Special Focus Facility nursing homes can be found on my website located at the Information About Facilities.
Click the following links for more information about the Medicare & Medicaid CMS survey process and information on filing a complaint with the Minnesota Department of Health for concerns about the quality of care or abuse and neglect suffered by a Minnesota nursing home resident.
If you have concerns about Special Focus Facilities or questions about elder abuse or neglect contact Minnesota Elder Abuse Attorney Kenneth LaBore at 612-743-9048 or toll free at 1-888-452-6589 or by email at KLaBore@MNnursinghomeneglect.com.
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In a recent MDH report with a substantiated finding of neglect against Edgewood Hermantown Senior Living after resident wanders without supervision.
Recent MDH Substantiated Neglect Finding at Edgewood Hermantown Senior Living for neglect of supervision.
Edgewood Hermantown Senior Living Allegation of Violations of Resident Rights
Edgewood Hermantown Senior Living Physical and Verbal Abuse of Client
In a report dated January 20, 2017 the Minnesota Department of Health alleged that a client at Edgewood Hermantown Senior Living was abused when staff forced the client into his/her wheelchair causing a toe injury and forcefully pulled the resident up with a transfer belt. Also, it is alleged the client’s rights were violated when staff made the client go to the dining area when s/he did not want to go.
Edgewood Hermantown Senior Living Substantiated Abuse Allegations
Based on a preponderance of the evidence, abuse occurred when the alleged perpetrator (AP) transferred the client with a gait belt against his/her will and in a manner that resulted in physical pain to the client’s stomach and toe, and which produced emotional distress to the client. In addition, the client suffered emotional distress when the AP forced the client to go to the dining room against his/her will. The AP also used repeated malicious oral language towards the client and treated the client in a manner which was disparaging, derogatory, humiliating, and harassing.
The client received services from the home care provider for activities of daily living, behavioral management as needed, and wheelchair escorts according to the client’s service agreement and care plans. The client self-transferred to his/her wheelchair without staff assistance. The client’s behavioral plan of care indicated staff members were to notify the nurse of refusal of care or services, as the client how s/he would like the task performed, re-approach if the client refused care or services, and remind the client they were the aide for the shift. The client was alert and oriented to person, place, and time, and his/her cognition was determined to be normal according to a nurse’s assessment.
Document review, a review of an audio recording of the incident, and interviews with the client, staff, family, and the AP were conducted. The client was sitting on his/her couch when the AP came into client’s room to escort the client to supper. The client was placing a call to a family member at the time and the family member’s answering machine answered the call. The client was holding the cell phone when AP came into the room and did not disconnect the call. The incident was consequently recorded on the answering machine. The client told the AP s/he was not feeling well and did not want to go to the dining room. The AP responded by stating that the client was lying, and told the client s/he was going to the dining room. The AP put a gait belt around the client’s chest, although a gait belt was not ordinarily used for this client because the client self-transferred. The belt was so tight it was hard for the client to breath. The AP used one hand on the gait belt and pulled the client off the couch so forcefully that the client hit his/her toe on the nearby wheelchair. The client stated s/he was “yanked” off the couch, and clarified that s/he meant the AP pulled with an abrupt, “jerking” motion and not a steady pull. The client stated the pain was so intense, the client thought s/he passed out from the pain. The client said s/he was very distressed during the incident and said when s/he came to, s/he was sitting in the wheelchair being escorted to the dining room against his/her will. The client said a toe was bruised and sore after the incident, still bothers him/her, and requires ongoing treatment by a doctor. The client has ongoing fear and anxiety as a result of the incident. See the rest of the report here.
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Theft of Cash from Resident at Edgewood Hermantown Senior Living
Money Taken From Client at Edgewood Hermantown Senior Living
In a report from the Minnesota Department of Health dated April 26, 2016, it was alleged that a client at Edgewood Hermantown was financially exploited when the alleged perpetrator4 (AP) took the client’s money for his/her personal use.
The MDH Cites Edgewood Hermantown Senior Living For Theft
Based on a preponderance of the evidence, financial exploitation did occur when the alleged perpetrator (AP) took $100 from the client without the client’s permission.
The client received services from the comprehensive home care provider for housekeeping and laundry.
Interview with the client revealed the client was in the dining room with his/her spouse when s/he saw the AP walk past him/her, walk down the hallway, and enter his/her room. The client walked towards his/her room and saw the AP exit his/her room. The client checked his/her dresser drawer and noticed s/he was missing $100 in $20 bills. The client said it was there the night before and no one else had entered his/her room nor did the client’s spouse take the money. The client escorted the AP to the front desk and reported to the facility staff and police interviewed the AP and the AP admitted to taking $100 in $20 bills from the client.
Interview with the facility staff revealed the client and s/he was in the dining room with his/her spouse when s/he saw the AP walk down the hallway, enter, and then exit his/her room. Staff said the client escorted the AP to the front desk and reported s/he saw the AP enter his/her apartment without authorization and now was missing $100. Facility staff interviewed the AP and the AP admitted to taking $100 in $20 bills from the client. Facility staff the police to report the theft.
A police report indicated the police interviewed the client and the AP. During the interview the AP admitted to taking $100 in $20 bills from the client. The police forwarded their findings to the county attorney’s office for formal charging.
For more information from the Minnesota Department of Health, Office of Health Facility Complaints concerning nursing homes, assisted living and other elder care providers view resolved complaints at the MDH website.
If you have concerns about medication errors, improper use of medical equipment, falls or any other form of elder abuse or neglect contact Minnesota Elder Abuse Attorney Kenneth LaBore at 612-743-9048 or toll free at 1-888-452-6589 or by email at KLaBore@MNnursinghomeneglect.com.
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