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Wayne County nursing home reports capacity strain, hospitalizations and recent death
Summary
Nursing Home Comptroller Heather Loucks reported 8 admissions and 8 discharges; 4 waitlist offers accepted; 22 potential admissions declined for lack of beds; 6 residents hospitalized and one recent death. The Committee discussed staffing and the facility's Star Rating decline after an Immediate Jeopardy incident.
Heather Loucks, nursing home comptroller, told the committee there were "eight admissions and eight discharges," that four waitlist offers were accepted and that "22 potential admissions had to be declined due to a lack of available beds." She also reported six residents are hospitalized and there was one recent death. Loucks said she has advocated to the Governor for increased support and funding for the facility.
Committee members discussed the facility’s Star Rating after a November fall that resulted in a hospital death; the single Immediate Jeopardy incident substantially lowered the rating and is expected to affect the facility for the next couple of years. Staffing and workplace culture, including onboarding problems and training compensation requests tied to upcoming union negotiations, were also raised.
