Nurse Charged For Failing to Give Patient Medication, Falsifying Records
According to WHEC-TV, a nurse in Genesee County has been charged for not administering vital medication to a resident at the nursing home where she worked.
WHEC reported that Lisa Labadee, 34, an LPN, allegedly attempted to falsify medical records when she was caught failing to give the resident medication. Labadee was in charge of giving medication to residents at Beikirch Care Center in Brockport.
Labadee reportedly filled out and initialed medical records indicating that she had given the resident medication. She also allegedly failed to test the blood sugar levels of four patients. The alleged incidents occurred in August. Officials for the nursing home said that Labadee no longer works there.
The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of the state’s Office of the Attorney General investigated Labadee; she was charged with 18 different counts, including willfully violating health laws, endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person and falsifying business records.
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Not giving a resident medication is a form of nursing home abuse or neglect. This form of abuse or neglect is unacceptable, as it hurts disadvantaged people by preventing them from getting treatment that could prove vital to their health.
If you or a loved one has been injured or killed as a result of prescription misfills or lack thereof in a nursing home, contact our firm today at 877-699-1152 for a free and confidential consultation. We have obtained multi-million dollar settlements for victims and family members of negligence.
WHEC reported that Lisa Labadee, 34, an LPN, allegedly attempted to falsify medical records when she was caught failing to give the resident medication. Labadee was in charge of giving medication to residents at Beikirch Care Center in Brockport.
Labadee reportedly filled out and initialed medical records indicating that she had given the resident medication. She also allegedly failed to test the blood sugar levels of four patients. The alleged incidents occurred in August. Officials for the nursing home said that Labadee no longer works there.
The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of the state’s Office of the Attorney General investigated Labadee; she was charged with 18 different counts, including willfully violating health laws, endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person and falsifying business records.
Find a New York Nursing Home Attorney
Not giving a resident medication is a form of nursing home abuse or neglect. This form of abuse or neglect is unacceptable, as it hurts disadvantaged people by preventing them from getting treatment that could prove vital to their health.
If you or a loved one has been injured or killed as a result of prescription misfills or lack thereof in a nursing home, contact our firm today at 877-699-1152 for a free and confidential consultation. We have obtained multi-million dollar settlements for victims and family members of negligence.
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Source: http://www.whec.com/article/stories/s3234302.shtml