2 Stamford nursing homes among 5 fined

Five Connecticut nursing homes — including two in Stamford —have been fined by the state Department of Public Health following lapses in care, including one incident after which a resident died.

Jewish Senior Services of Bridgeport was fined $3,060 after a resident with multiple sclerosis died after falling from a bed onto the floor. On June 12, 2018, a registered nurse was applying protective dressings to the resident’s coccyx, turned away to dispose of the dressing wrappers and, when she turned back toward the resident, saw the resident was starting to fall, according to the citation. The nurse tried to stop the fall but couldn’t.

Cassena Care at Stamford was fined $3,060 after a resident acquired a severe pressure ulcer and several skin tears at the facility. On Aug. 20, 2018, the resident had a Stage 3 pressure ulcer on the lower back, a skin tear on the left groin, and two skin tears on a left above-the-knee amputation stump, according to DPH.

The Villa at Stamford was fined $3,060 after a resident was hit in the face by a Hoyer lift crossbar. Two nurse aides who were transferring the resident into a chair on April 16, 2018, said the lift “tilted” and struck the resident in the face.

Golden Hill Rehab in Milford was fined $1,080 after a resident with dementia left the facility. After last being seen at 3:30 p.m. on July 2, 2018, the resident left and later returned to the facility at 5:45 p.m., according to the citation.

Meriden Center was fined $3,270 after a resident suffered a leg laceration while being transferred by a nurse aide. The aide was moving the resident from a wheelchair to a bed on Dec. 23, 2017, when the resident’s left leg became caught under the bed.

This story was reported under a partnership with the Connecticut Health I-Team, a nonprofit news organization dedicated to health reporting (c-hit.org).