On the front page of today’s Star Tribune, investigative reporter Chris Serres questions the effectiveness of the Minnesota Department of Health’s commitment to protecting residents of Minnesota nursing homes. This is an issue that the Kosieradzki Smith Law Firm has been adamantly pursuing for years. The Star Tribune article, entitled “Minnesota health…
This past Monday morning, Joel Smith was in court in Austin, Minnesota, pursuing a punitive damages claim against the St. Mark’s Lutheran Home nursing home. The case involves an overdose of Fentanyl (a potent narcotic). The nurse who caused the overdose testified that she had not been trained or supervised…
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has completed its investigation of neglect concerns at St. Mark’s Lutheran Home in Austin, Minnesota. A complaint was filed with the Department alleging that St. Mark’s Lutheran Home’s nursing staff transferred a resident in a manner not in accordance with the resident’s care plan,…
St. Marks Lutheran Home This 61-bed nursing home has a “much below average” rating in its Overall rating, according to Medicare’s annual 2012 inspection. Medicare also rated St. Marks as “much below average” for its Health Inspection rating. Compared to the average number of annual health deficiencies in Minnesota nursing…
