State slaps fine on Pittsburgh nursing home for veterans
The Southwestern Veterans Center nursing home has been fined $15,250 by the Pennsylvania Department of Health for neglect of a patient who developed a serious pressure ulcer wound last year.
A new posting on the Health Department’s list of sanctions shows the fine was imposed Jan. 10, based on an inspection at the nursing home in Lincoln-Lemington on July 12 last year. The 236-bed facility is operated by the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.
An inspection report indicated a resident who had impairments, including bowel problems, in his lower body was left with a bed pan beneath him for two days without necessary repositioning to prevent sores. He was also not properly monitored with his catheter cleaned as needed, the report stated, and a severe wound developed in his buttocks.
In its written response to the findings, Southwestern Veterans Center stated that its nursing staff would be re-educated on repositioning and related patient-care issues, with more stringent procedures to verify sufficient monitoring of residents who are at-risk for pressure ulcers — commonly known as bedsores — or similar injuries.
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/aging-edge/2019/04/04/Pennsylvania-Health-Department-fine-Southwestern-Veterans-home-bedsore/stories/201904040105
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