Wisconsin Nursing Home to be closed…
Posted by Kim on July 8th, 2005 / Print This Post
The feds are closing down this nursing home, as it should!
The Wisconsin Department of Health & Family Services said Friday plans to close Havenwood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Milwaukee by this fall.The move comes after the agency assumed operation of the center under a May 13 court order. The state agency took control of Havenwood, 3333 W. Highland Blvd., under a receivership after a state and federal investigation found “dire conditions” at the center.
Allegations of widespread neglect and abuse, along with possible Medicaid fraud and complaints by employees about paychecks bouncing, brought a group of state and federal authorities together in a criminal investigation of Havenwood, DHFS said in May.
On April 27, the facility’s owners, Leo Feigenbaum and Karen Mueller-Mason, stepped down as operators.
The Department of Health & Family Services said it does not operate nursing homes on a long-term basis. As receiver, it contracted with Pathway Health Services Inc., Brookfield, to oversee the day-to-day operation of the center.
DHFS secretary Helene Nelson said the situation at Havenwood has been “stabilized” and that it is time for a “more permanent solution.”
The agency, in consultation with Pathways and other Milwaukee providers, plans to find high quality, safe and stable placements for each Havenwood resident, in either another nursing home or other appropriate community setting.
The Department of Health & Family Services is also making the nursing home available for purchase by a qualified operator.
Investigations continue into the actions of Havenwood’s former administrators.
February 20th, 2006 at 10:32 pm
I would like to know if the owner,operators of Havenwood Nursing and Rehab. were found guilty.
April 4th, 2007 at 8:12 pm
Does anyone know the date (or approximately) when this facility closed? Thanks.