Tracy nursing home bill draws fire from consumer group
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008.
Shelbyville, TN – A consumer watchdog organization is slamming State Sen. Jim Tracy of Shelbyville for his introduction of a bill that that critics claim would restrict the rights of nursing home victims and their families….
According to Karla C. Hewitt, president of TNCA, the legislation “is a slap in the face to some of Tennessee’s most vulnerable citizens — the residents of nursing homes and their families.”
“How dare the nursing homes propose such a bill just four years after 16 people perished in a fire that was caused by its negligence, and in a year when nursing home violations are at an all-time high?” she said. Hewitt is referring to a 2003 fire at the NHC Healthcare Center in Nashville.
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