Metron care facility almost lost U.S. backing
Friday, March 3rd, 2006.
Grand Rapids, MI – A Big Rapids nursing home, where a woman died last year for lack of oxygen, came within a day of losing its Medicare and Medicaid eligibility because of continuing violations of state and federal standards.
During an annual inspection at Metron of Big Rapids in November 2004, state inspectors found 26 rule violations, most dealing with the health and safety of residents. The average number of violations for Michigan nursing homes is nine, state records show.
The report about those violations — “citations” is the word state inspectors use — is 89 pages long and details repeated instances of residents developing severe bed sores, suffering injuries without follow-up investigations and enduring violations of their privacy.
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