Financial Issues with Nursing Home Facility Leads to Transfers
By nursing-home-lawyer | May 4, 2007
One of the predictors of nursing home abuse is the financial condition of the parent company operating the facility. Be sure to inquire as to the financial health of any facility you are considering. Here’s a cautionary tale of what can happen when the owner seeks to sell the facility.
Tulsa World
A Tulsa nursing home with a history of problems, including the alleged scaldings of two patients in March, no longer houses any residents.James Reed, an attorney for Green Park Nursing & Rehab Center, confirmed that all residents have been transferred from the nursing home to other facilities. The last resident was moved within the past week, Reed said.
The news was hailed by one advocate as a welcome development.
“I’m not sad to see that facility empty,” said Esther Houser, state long-term care ombudsman.
Houser said area ombudsmen are tracking the former residents in their new homes.
“The residents were very happy in their new facilities,” Houser said.
The 105-bed facility adjacent to Mohawk Park was only about half full when its administrator announced recently it would close within 90 days if a buyer were not found. The home housed residents with a mixture of physical and mental disabilities. Many residents were both mentally retarded and mentally ill and few facilities accept such residents.
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Topics: Scalding, Oklahoma Nursing Homes |
