Genesis Facility Cited For Lack of Treatment

By Walter F. Roche Jr.

A West Chester nursing home has been cited for failing to give a patient prescribed treatment for bed sores leading to hospitalization and charges of neglect from the family.
In a report on a Jan. 19 visit to the Brandywine Hall nursing home, state inspectors reported that the unnamed patient died the day after Christmas last year. The report concludes the facility's failure to follow the treatment recommended by a nurse practitioner resulted in "actual harm."
"The family was alleging neglect," the report states, adding that the family finally called 911 themselves when nursing home employees failed to act.
A request for comment from Genesis Healthcare, the home's owner, went unanswered.
The patient had been admitted to the facility in October of last year and subsequently a nurse practitioner conducted an examination and prescribed treatment for a large sacral pressure ulcer.
The lack of treatment, the state surveyors concluded, made it necessary for the patient to be hospitalized for debridement.
Despite two surgeries, the resident did not recover and was sent to hospice and passed away on Dec. 26, the report concludes.
Genesis did not respond to questions on the report.
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