A Shelton nursing home is one of three facilities fined by the state Department of Health for lapses in care that led to patient injuries, C-HIT is reporting.
The Hewitt Health & Rehabilitation Center in Shelton was fined $605 by the DPH for attempting to move a patient without following a doctor’s directive.
The patient required the help of two workers to be moved, but one staff member attempted to move the patient, causing an injury.
The DPH inspection report notes that a physician had ordered that a Hoyer lift be used to move the patient, but that directive was not included in the patient’s care plan.
