Details surfaced recently of a woman who died a week after being sent to a nursing home for a short rehabilitation stint in November 2013, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune. State investigators blame Presbyterian Homes in Bloomington, saying the…
Keeping a Loved One in a Nursing Home Safe From Coronavirus
Most of the first deaths in the United States from COVID-19 were of residents of a long-term care facility in Washington state. The federal government has issued new guidelines in an attempt to keep nursing home residents safe from COVID-19. The new federal guidelines, issued in a paper called a “guidance”, direct nursing homes to take action to prevent the spread of infection.
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has posted its investigation of neglect concerns at Presbyterian Homes nursing home in Bloomington, Minnesota. A complaint was filed with the Department alleging that the resident was not adequately monitored and her call light…