Nursing home could lose its license; Problems at St. Jude Specialty Care are in past, manager says
Friday, February 10th, 2006.
The state of Oregon is threatening to close an east Portland nursing home if the facility doesn’t get its act together.
Citing three bad inspection reports in the last two years as well as several complaints that were found to be valid, the state on Jan. 18 informed St. Jude Specialty Care on Southeast 136th Avenue that it’s prepared to strip the home of its license.
Such notices are very unusual and “a very big step for us to take, quite frankly,” said Elaine Young, nursing program director for the state Department of Human Services.
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