Nursing homes part-owned by state legislator have been cited
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008.
Oklahoma City, OK – A state legislator who partially owns two nursing homes that have been cited for health and safety violations said his facilities struggle with the same issues faced by every nursing home.
Hugh Robert, executive director of the Oklahoma Center for Consumer and Patient Safety, said the problems found at nursing homes partially owned by Rep. Doug Cox are troubling and part of a larger problem concerning nursing home legislation.
"Even though it wasn’t the worst problems … the fact that they have a significant number of deficiencies would give rise to potential for negligence or abuse," Robert told The Oklahoman.
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