Four Connecticut Nursing Homes Cited for Death, Abuse, Negligence
CT Now, through a partnership with Connecticut Health I-Team, released the latest list of state nursing homes to be fined by the Department of Public Health. All incidents occurred in 2014. In one incident, a resident whose chronic constipation was supposed to be monitored for vomiting and abdominal discomfort died at the Ledge Crest Health…
Trantolo & Trantolo is a Presenting Sponsor for 6th Annual Channel 3 Kids Camp Benefit Ride
Trantolo & Trantolo continues our tradition of sponsoring and participating in the Annual Channel 3 Kids Camp Benefit Ride, now in its sixth year. Scheduled for Sunday, July 13, the event features a combination of a motorcycle ride through central Connecticut’s scenic roads, delicious barbecue, and live music. Event day registration and a pre-ride party…
Study Finds Vets With TBI Also Display Extreme Emotional Condition
Results of a study conducted by the Department of Veterans Affairs and pharmaceutical company Avanair showed that 60-percent of all vets suffering from traumatic brain injury also display signs of pseudobulbar affect (PBA), a neurological condition characterized by extreme emotional responses. Researchers contacted 4,283 veterans in the New England area; the VA diagnosed all at…
Camera Monitoring May Be Available in Some Nursing Homes
Not a week goes by that an atrocity committed in a nursing home doesn’t make it on the news. Patients end up assaulted, staff members don’t provide proper care, and negligence, often stemming from overloading workers, leads to the elderly wandering off, experiencing injuries, or not being fed and bathed. Negligence and abuse allegations often…
Negligence, Lack of Training, Medication Errors Harm Over 30 Percent of Short-Term Nursing Home Patients
Last week, the Office of the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released a national report concerning care in nursing homes. NPR detailed the findings in a recent news article. With data gathered from 2008 to 2012, the study followed 653 Medicare beneficiaries who stayed in skilled nursing care facilities…
