Nursing Home Loses Funding After Receiving a Type A Citation for Alleged Abuse and Neglect
The federal government says it is taking away the Medicare and Medicaid funding of a US nursing home that was given a Type a citation for alleged nursing home abuse and neglect. The Winchester Centre for Health and Rehabilitation Center houses up to 183 patients and has a special unit that cares for patients with dementia.
The details for why the Type A citation was issued are not clear—although officials at the nursing home reportedly told Nursing Home Ombudsman Agency of the Bluegrass Executive Director Kathy Gannoe that the issue involved medical mistakes which have now been corrected.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services says that its contract with the nursing home will be terminated next month. At that point, the Winchester Centre for Health and Rehabilitation Center won’t be certified to take care of people that receive Medicaid and Medicare benefits. Any patients staying at the home who have these benefits will be moved to certified facilities when the contract expires.
In order to be certified by Medicare and Medicaid, certain standards, such as those involving resident safety, food sanitation, and improper practices, must be met. Failure to remedy any problems is grounds for termination of the home’s agreement with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
In the last three months, the Nursing Home Ombudsman Agency of the Bluegrass has received 31 complaints regarding the nursing home. More than 85% of the complaints were satisfactorily resolved.
Nursing homes are supposed to provide residents with the medical care and attention that they need.
Winchester nursing home to lose funding, Kentucky.com, January 14, 2009
Nursing Home Ombudsman Agency of the Bluegrass
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