Chico nursing home fined $100,000

Nursing homes are nototious for being under-staffed and with low quality staff. The management is always trying to shave a buck and save money on overhead.

This sounds like a mistake that anyone could have made (letting family members of another inmate pull them off of putting someone to bed). The woman in the wheelchair that died sounds like she is better off anyway, seeing that she was in agony and out of her mind and her being restrained constantly due to her trying to slide down out of the chair, must have been "H" on earth. If it were me, I'd rather be dead than live that way.

The fine should go to a good cause. Perhaps the money sould be spent on an individual hired by the state to regulate what is happening in this facilty on a daily basis. This might make these folks who own and operate faciltys like this more apt to pay more attention to their patients and their needs?? And who are you to say the patient is better off anyway? How can you speak for how she wished to leave this earth?

Face it .. old people die

I've seen it so many times that the CNA's get tired of pulling up the resident so they do just put them in the room and shut the door and forget about them. They're also treated too ruff and neglected even in the so called "nice" homes. The investigation never goes far enough and/or administration covers it up. I've seen it and reported with a journal and they still got away with it. It's not fair what these elders have to go through because of what the CNA's get away with or more so what the administration covers up.
I hope I'm expressing this polite enough but I can still see these residents that I was unable to save.

m_e_rowe wrote:

Face it .. old people die

Maybe that's what you call humanity in Brazil but this is the United States-In God we trust.

Why are nurses and doctors never subjected to drug testing? Educators are never tested either.

dol wrote:

Why are nurses and doctors never subjected to drug testing? Educators are never tested either.

What does drug testing nurses and doctors have to do with this story? In cases such as this the employer and the state have every right to require drug testing. It doesnt seem to me that this accident had anything to do with someone being under the influence of a drug.

i worked at twin oaks during the time this happen and i'll tell u now it made me re-think working there. she was a sweet old lady and yes she had diseases but no one deserves to die like that. she still has family and friends just like the rest of us. this isn't the first incident; its probably the worst but in TWIN OAKS if the nurses make a mistake that leads to death or a drug overdose. THEY WILL DO THERE BEST TO COVER IT UP, BESIDES THERE LICENCES AND JOBS ARE MORE IMPORTANT THEN THESE HELPLESS RESIDENT THERE SUPOSED TO BE TAKING CARE OF!!!!!!

I used to work at Twin Oaks. It was horrible!!!! ABUSE would happen everyday. The poor residents of that facility are treated worse than dirt. This doesn't surprise me at all. How many more people must die before this place gets closed for good?

This is what happens when "For Profit" companies are allowed to manage nursing homes. Staff is viewed as a liability. Staff is the first thing that is cut. It is NOT the fault of the licensed nurses or the CNAs. The mother company, Evergreen,and the administrator are very much at fault. When a profit is shown, the administrator can collect her huge bonus. Evergreen has been advised on numerous occasions to raise staffing ratios. They make a load of money off of Medicare A resident. They need to staff according to acuity. When searching to place a loved one in a nursing home, do no judge the home based upon its pretty appearance and built-in aquariums. Visit during off-hours and during shift change to see how chaotic it is. Visit late in the evening. Ask the staff if they are happy working there. Happy staff makes happy resident.

I worked for Twin Oaks for a few years they are just for show.When I worked there they did not bring in help from the outside if we were short CNAs that is the way it was.There were a few times that my partner and I had 20 or more people to care for.The CNAs are always the ones to get yelled at but do you know how hard it is to take care of that many people and try to give them the love and attention that they need and deserve.Twin Oaks needs to get it together.If they would treat their employees better they would be able to keep that place staffed like they should.

m_e_rowe wrote:

Face it .. old people die

one day you are going to be old.It takes a really self centered person to say something like that.I hope your mother raised you better then that

CNA that cares wrote:

I used to work at Twin Oaks. It was horrible!!!! ABUSE would happen everyday. The poor residents of that facility are treated worse than dirt. This doesn't surprise me at all. How many more people must die before this place gets closed for good?

You go.I worked there and we all know who this is about and we all know that the women in the wheelchair was to be one of the first people put down after a meal.Any good CNA knows that any of your fall risk patients go down right away.They need to get a clue.

The sad part of this story is the CNAs had no power to say "no" to the pushy family member. If they had told her she needed to wait till they put the 98 year old woman to bed, the family member could complain and get them fired, or as the case with registry, asked NOT to come back. Either way, the aides were screwed. They MUST be given the authority to say "no" once in a while and prioritize. Otherwise, this will be a frequent story. If a policy is not implimented to protect the resident AND the aides, then the aides should organize and demand it.

Wrong Anwser Sabrina... The CNA needs to do her job and understand that the patient and their needs must be met. A family that is involved in the patients care has more understanding and compassion for the human being that is in the faciltys care. Most of the CNAs I have encountered dont give a rats butt about the patients needs. It is about slamming the meal down their throat and shoving them in the bed, so the nurse can over medicate them in hopes that they breath through another night. Many CNAs have a huge attitude when family members ask for simple things like changing the wet diapers of their loved family members. Dont get me wrong I have met some very wonderful and caring CNAs and RNs. But It boils down to how these employees are treated by their employers. Its not about saying no and having some power over the family, Its about crappy rest homes that treat their employees and patients like animals in the pound!

Its is easy for someone on the outside to sit back and "monday morning quarteback" this situation. Especially those of you who worked at the facility. As you know each of you are a mandated reporter so if your claims of abuse going on are true you are just as guilty for not reporting it. And for those who think it is all about the bottom line your wrong. The CNA's do have the power to tell another family member to hold on while they help someone else. It is easy for you to blame the management when in fact it was the CNA's who negelected to do their job. The statement of "This is what happens when "For Profit" companies are allowed to manage nursing homes. Staff is viewed as a liability." is just plain ignorant you have no idea what you are talking about.

I worked at Twin Oaks and I know how they operate. The CNAs do NOT have the power to tell the family member to wait. I have seen it over and over again. Yes there are some pretty hardened CNAs out there. It can be the most difficult job a person can do. You get what you pay for. If they want little Florence Nightingales on the floor, stop paying them "below poverty level" wages and give then more advanced training and screening. The self-righteous always blame the victim first. I know you find it hard to beleive, but CNAs are VICTIMIZED daily by their company.What happened to that little old lady happens ten times a day in ALL nursing homes but with less dire consequences because they are caught in the nick of time. Get a clue yourself. Ive been a CNA for 15 years. I know what Im talking about

Pretty boy in Roseville is clueless. He is implying that the CNAs did not report abuse. When I was a CNA, I did report abuse at another Chico nursing home. The DON told me to "stop making up lies" about this particular individual. After I had become an RN five years later, this same individual was arrested and charged with raping two elderly women while doing home care in Chico. He went to jail. This was before staff could circumvent their boss to personally notify DHS. This DON if fully responsible for not investigating this matter which ultimately put these women's lives in jeopardy, but rather she dismissed me from her office.(Those were the days when CNAs were even more powerless). You cannot have a conscience and be in upper management at a for-profit corporation. Also Sawblade, you are wrong. Sabrina is correct. The CNAs are powerless. Most CNAs work in care centers because it is their calling. It is certainly not for the money, when they could go slop burgers down the street and make more.
Curly hair in Roseville, I do have a clue. I not only have been a CNA, RNA, LVN, RN, and DON, but I know the LTC industry inside and out. For- profit companies do not care about the employees or residents, although they present quite the opposite picture. I suggest the readers look into placing their loved ones into not-for-profit homes where everything they make goes right back into the facility. Beware of companies who brag about being the biggest and owning the most nursing homes. They market well, but the care leaves much to be desired. Again, Sawblade, the CNAs don't have an attitude with you. You intimidate the hell out of them so your perception is twisted. They are killing themselves wiping the poop off of your mom's butt while you sit and get your nails done. There may be a few bad ones, but how dare you generalize and say that "most of them don't give a rat's butt". You are a nightmare family member. If you have a problem with a CNA, you need to go to the charge nurse or to the Director. It is their place to correct the CNAs, not yours. You will get results if you go to Administration. They don't slam meals down the residents. Yes, they are hurried. Why? Because they get written up for overtime!(gotta make that buck) As I stated previously, nursing homes who treat their employees well will have happy staff, happy families, and most of all, happy resident.

And one more thing....CNAs are constantly subjected to abuse themselves. They are hit, slapped, kicked, and spit on more often than you can imagine. What other industry would allow its employees to be abused in such a manner? This is not allowed at acute-care hospitals, as the resident would be put on some sort of chemical or physical restraint. Even if the CNA puts his/her hand up to "protect him/herself" from the blow, that CNA is accused of abuse. Of course most family members do not believe that "Mom" is capable of doing such a thing. Additionally, the CNA has to "clean up" after "Dad" has had "fun" with himself. Shocking? Not really, just reality.