An East Hartford healthcare association that has rescued the half-dozen failing nursing homes has been approved to buy the South Windsor nursing core cited by regulators for everything from critical medical deficiencies to ratty carpeting as well as bad maintenance.If Paradigm Healthcare of East Hartford has done the cottage industry out of salvaging troubled nursing homes, then South Windsor Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, 1060 Main St., certainly fits the bill.It had racked up $4.7 million in debts after million-dollar losses in 2009 as well as 2010, according to justice records. The state advanced the core nearly $400,000 in Medicaid funds so it could continue to caring for 90 patients, as well as $110,000 from the state budget so it could pay 140 workers during the week of Jan. 24 2011. Topics Nursing Homes Nursing Medical Specialization See more topics Maps South Windsor, CT, USA The parent company, Connecticut Health of South Windsor, was the latest of several owners of the core over the last decade. The nursing home, that is about 50 years old, had enjoyed the good reputation until recent years. By the summer of 2010, breakdowns in medical caring as well as in maintenance as well as safety protocols were occurring with alarming regularity during the 112-bed South Windsor facility, state annals show.A series of surprise inspections by the state Department of Public Health in late June 2010 revealed numerous breaches in quality of care: the studious had apparently self-administered remedy without any training, or supervision; the studious was done to rinse from the crater into that he had spit; the studious who was continent was still done to wear the diaper brief; as well as in several cases, nurses didn't assure that patients had taken the right medication, in the right dose, during the right time.In one case, the studious was scheduled for the nebulizer treatment during 6:15 a.m.""RN #2 could not insist why the nebulizer with remedy was still running during 8 a.m., as well as indicated she had checked the proprietor during 7 a.m.,'' an inspector reported, observant the nurse admitted she was unknowingly if that studious had permission to self-administer medication.Also, inspectors remarkable dirty carpeting, lapses in infection control, the soiled food cart, seat in bad condition, the large series of flies buzzing around the studious rooms as well as hallways, as well as an absence of documentation that fire sprinklers, fume detectors, kitchen fire extinguishers, the main generator, as well as electric appliances in studious areas had been recently or regularly inspected.The health department told The Courant this week that the trickery took visual action after those findings, but subsequent inspections in December 2010, March 2011 as well as October 2011, documented further healthcare violations, though fewer in number. In March, inspectors found that the studious had fractured the knee after gaining access to the remote control, raising the recliner he was in, as well as falling off. No one had "assessed the studious for safe make use of of the personal recliner,'' the inspectors noted.In January, the Superior Court judge, ruling that the center's financial condition jeopardized the health as well as well being of the residents, approved the request from the state Department of Social Services to place the home into receivership.Timothy Coburn, the licensed nursing home administrator, who has overseen numerous nursing homes under temporary state control in Connecticut as well as Massachusetts, was appointed as receiver. His job was to correct the critical problems remarkable in the health inspections while looking for the buyer."The goal was to prevent the needless transfer of the patients as well as save 140 jobs,'' Coburn pronounced this week..Enter Paradigm Healthcare, that in 2009 had taken over 6 bankrupt nursing homes in Norwalk, New Haven, West Haven, Torrington, Waterbury as well as Prospect, that had been operated by Marathon Healthcare."We essentially rebuilt their systems as well as done them sustainable,'' Paradigm President Scott Ziskin pronounced Thursday."When we looked during South Windsor, we saw the similar profile,'' Ziskin pronounced of Paradigm's first new venture since acquiring the 6 facilities.He remarkable that the core was the only chronic caring as well as convalescent home in South Windsor as well as pronounced he sensed that the locale as well as the neighborhood wanted it preserved."All healthcare is local. People should not have to go even five miles away to find the quality nursing home, as well as this one is in the beautiful historic district,'' Ziskin said.He pronounced Paradigm has "the medical expertise as well as clinical programming to bring to the table, as well as the capital indispensable to enhance the physical plant.''He pronounced the first task it is take the hard look during the center's operations.Though he pronounced the facility's "stable workforce" was the plus, his staff would nonetheless "evaluate the personnel. It's pretty clear they can make use of the re-design of their systems. We're starting to provide resources to improve clinical care, that will simulate in the performance on the state inspections.''The sale, approved by the justice Dec. 16., is set to close on Dec. 31., with mortgage holders Webster Bank as well as Landmark Health Solutions LLC during the table. If all goes well, Paradigm would take over during 12:01 a.m. on New Year's Day, pronounced Coburn.Health Department orator William Gerrish pronounced the new owner would sign the consent order requiring physical improvements -- as well as face the fine if the repairs aren't made. A separate consent agreement would address the healthcare issues as well as spell out how DPH would monitor the caring as well as services that have been provided.Social Services orator David Dearborn pronounced the sale represents the "major'' miracle for the nursing home.We discuss it you what's happening, when it happens, for FREE:
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