State investigations underpin neglect complaints in East Grand Forks, Fosston Assisted Living Facilities – Grand Forks Herald

Minnesota – Less than six months after two justified complaints about the neglect at Edgewood East Grand Forks Senior Living, two more cases of abuse were published.

An additional neglect complaint against the Fosston's cornerstone residence was also reported as justified.

During the examination of EDGEWOOD, the facility as a whole was found to be responsible for the abuse of a resident, according to the Minnesota Ministry of Health “State Rapid Response Investigative Public”, which was submitted by the Office of Health Facility complaints.

According to the report, the facility could not report the blood sugar of 22 from the area of ​​the basic supply of a resident from the range, and the resident later had to be approved in the intensive care unit with diabetic ketoacidosis.

The facility also turned the residents into a private car when it was not sure to do this, the report says.

During the intensive care unit, the residents were diagnosed with fractures closed on several ribs and a collapsed right lungs. However, the investigation could not determine whether these injuries had occurred during the transfer.

The second report states that a resident of EDGEWOOD was taken to the hospital after being prescribed for 10 days as a result of the neglect by the facility and two RNS.

The resident was previously taken to the hospital and treated nine new medication for heart failure and prescribed. When he returned to Edewood, the medication did not come up immediately and although the RNS were aware of this, they did not contact the pharmacy to track, and they did not notify the PCP that the new medications were not started, the report says.

Later progress notes said that the external pharmacy had never received the orders. RNS said it was a hospital error according to the report.

The resident spent four days in the hospital to deteriorate heart failure to heart failure.

Based on this investigation, EDGEWOOD was occupied with a fine of 2,000 US dollars -according to a enforcement letter, 1,000 US dollars per incident with justified ill -treatment through negligence. The facility must document the measures that are taken to comply with the specified correction regulations. This includes tasks such as the determination of a written procedure to ensure that all suspected abuse is reported and documentation to document in detail when medication is given who indicates the medication and if something is overlooked, details of why this is the case.

The herald tried to speak to someone in Edgewood, but did not call relevant parties. A number that was given to the Herald did not ring.

When examining the Fosston's cornerstone residence, it was found that a licensed practical nurse, the catheter of a resident, led to a one -week hospital stay for urinary tract infection and sepsis.

The facility was found to be responsible for this abuse. Although the LPN was especially responsible for the change in the catheter and did not do this, the employees as a whole could not report and take measures against changes in the state of the catheter, “including after observing the mold in the collection bag,” the report said.

Hospital documents for the resident stated that, according to the report, the catheter “does not seem to have been changed in a significant time in considerable time”.

According to the enforcement letter, the Fosston's cornerstone residence was occupied for this incident with a fine of $ 1,000. However, the facility applied for a new review, so that the Minnesota Ministry of Health is now the first step in the appeal procedure.

The herald left news for the deputy director of the facility, but did not hear in time for publication.