Audit: NY State DOH Deficient In Nursing Home Investigations
Thursday, December 27th, 2007.
Albany, NY - The State Department of Health (DOH) was late in investigating one out of every five complaints filed against nursing homes, according to an audit treleased by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
Under state law, DOH is required to investigate complaints against nursing homes. Complaints are rated on scale of A-D, with A being the most severe. From April 2005 to September 2006, auditors found that 1,186 of about 6,700 investigations by DOH started late. Auditors found that DOH responded promptly to Priority A complaints when residents were in immediate danger, but failed to act quickly on Priority B complaints.
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