INTELLIGENCER / AP: … The number of certified nursing assistants at some Golden Living facilities was woefully inadequate to care for residents, many of whom are Medicaid enrollees paid for by taxpayers, Kane’s office said in the complaint. Basic care that was promised and paid for was never provided, the complaint said.
“Defendants’ staffing practices cost residents their dignity and comfort, and jeopardized their health and safety,” the attorney general’s complaint said…
The 14 centers are located in Harrisburg, Camp Hill, Altoona, Lansdale, Clarion, Gettysburg, Mount Lebanon, Monroeville, Phoenixville, Philadelphia, Wilkes-Barre, Tunkhannock, Erie and Pottsville. A spokesman for the attorney general’s office said the investigation was ongoing… (more)
