Former Nursing Home Administrator Charged With Patient Neglect
Posted by Patti on June 18th, 2005 / Print This Post
Nursing Home administrators are lisensed and they are where the BUCK stops…when it comes to issues about abuse, neglect and other problems within their assigned homes. This means that they can be held accountable as in this case:
PROVIDENCE — The former administrator of Hillside Health Center in Providence has been charged with 11 counts of felony patient neglect in connection with problems at the now-closed nursing home, the state attorney general said Thursday.Attorney General Patrick Lynch announced that James Janetakos, 64, has been charged with intentionally failing to provide appropriate care and services to 11 patients, following a probe into allegations of substandard treatment at the home.
The Providence nursing home closed its doors in May 2004 after going into receivership. Soon after, reports surfaced of poor patient care.
The state alleges that the 11 victims’ health and safety suffered because of a lack of basic humane care and treatment at the facility while Janetakos administered it.
Patient neglect is a felony punishable by up to three years in prison and a $3,000 fine.
The attorney general’s office said there were other patients who suffered due to poor care, but they selected for prosecution the 11 cases in which they had the best evidence of neglect.
The charges against Janetakos conclude only part of the investigation into the former nursing home’s problems, the attorney general’s office said. Thursday’s announcement did not include any charges against Antonio Giordano, the former home’s owner. It was not immediately clear if he will face charges.
According to the attorney general’s office, its Medicaid Fraud and Patient Abuse Unit began investigating Hillside in September 2003 when it received a complaint from the spouse of one of the patients named in Thursday’s charges.
Janetakos is scheduled to appear in Providence Superior Court on July 11 for a pre-arraignment conference.
July 6th, 2005 at 6:47 am
why in so many states that half of the cnas are not being heard? and two there have been threats from companies that is trying to cause people to lose their cna
July 20th, 2005 at 5:54 pm
i am a cna from florida residing in california and would like to be certified in this state and is unable to get much needed information on the proper procedure and correct licencing body to apply to