Two Rome nursing homes found to have numerous violations

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Two Rome nursing homes found to have numerous violations

Story Created: Aug 26, 2008 at 3:13 PM EST

Story Updated: Aug 27, 2008 at 2:50 PM EST

ROME, N.Y. (WKTV) - Two nursing homes and rehabilitation centers in Rome had several violations following recent State Health Department inspections this Spring.

Betsy Ross Rehabilitation Center in Rome was deficient in proper treatment to heal and prevent pressure, or, bed sores.

Another violation in the state's 98 page Deficiency Report for Betsy Ross was in "failure to preserve a resident's dignity:" on March 28 of this year, the Health Department found that a nurse obtained a urine sample from a resident's catheter in a hallway, in public view.

All in all, Betsy Ross had 47 standard health violations in this report, as opposed to the state average of 17.

They had 50 total violations compared with the state average of 24, and five deficiencies related to actual harm or immediate jeopardy. The state average in that category is one.

Officials at Betsy Ross did not return our calls; an individual answering their phone refused to tell our reporter the name of the administrator.

The State Department of Health's Inspections, Complaints, and Violations for Betsy Ross can be found here.

Meanwhile, Stonehedge Health and Rehabilitation Center in Rome was found to have 31 standard deficiencies, 34 total, and 5 that are considered to be related to actual harm, or immediate jeopardy.

The administrator for Stonehedge Health and Rehabilitation - Bruce Gendron - says the serious violation for which they were fined happened in August 2007, and that during a follow-up visit four months later, the state found the violation, which involved the assessment and treatment of a patient's mental condition, was corrected.

Gendron adds that an inspection conducted just this month resulted in no serious, fine-able violations.

The State Department of Health's Inspections, Complaints, and Violations for Stonehedge can be found here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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