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Connecticut hearing ends with Johnson Home withdrawing discharge notice for resident Gail Eggleston
Summary
At a Dec. 24 hearing before the Connecticut Department of Public Health, the facility that issued a discharge notice to resident Gail Eggleston withdrew the notice after the hearing officer found required discharge-plan elements and the long-term care ombudsman contact were missing; the facility may reissue a compliant 30-day notice.
HARTFORD — The Connecticut Department of Public Health held a public hearing Dec. 24 on a discharge notice issued by Johnson Home LLC to resident Gail Eggleston, and the facility withdrew the notice after a hearing officer identified statutory deficiencies.
Hearing officer Aidan Baum opened the online hearing, identified the matter as docket number 24-1211 and said the proceeding was held pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-535a. Baum told the parties the licensee (Johnson Home LLC) bears the burden to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that it complied with the statute’s requirements for involuntary transfers or discharges.
Baum entered five record exhibits, including a notice of intent to discharge dated Dec. 6, 2024, and an appeal by Eggleston dated Dec. 9, 2024. During questioning, Baum walked through the statute’s required elements for a discharge notice…
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