[WRAL|VIDEO] For months, WRAL Investigates covered the devastating impact the COVID pandemic had on the state’s nursing homes with the sick and elderly most at-risk to the virus.
Months after the latest virus peak, nursing homes are still feeling the lasting impacts.
State and local health departments are struggling to catch up on annual health inspections, something they couldn’t do for much of 2020 due to nursing home visitor restrictions.
WRAL Investigates went through years of inspections, including many nursing homes that haven’t had a standard health inspection since 2019.
The most common problems included medication errors, violations of infectious disease protocols, staffing certifications and basic patient care like showering and help getting to the bathroom.
WRAL Investigates also found several nightmarish situations that show it’s important to do your research before choosing a long-term care facility.
At the Accordius facility in Salisbury, inspection reports detailed a nursing home resident suspected of swallowing a mouse.
A staff member saw what looked like a tail hanging out of the resident’s mouth before swallowing it. A doctor wasn’t immediately notified. [FULLSTORY]
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