Deficiencies, investigations at nursing homes available in new database
Reports of deficiencies in nursing homes across the country — including several in Washtenaw County — are now available in a friendlier format to review thanks to a new online database compiled by the independent, non-profit investigative journalism organization ProPublica.
Offenses in the database, called Nursing Home Inspect are ranked by alphabet letters from the least severe “A” to the most severe “J.”
ProPublica collated recent inspection data from the federal government’s official nursing home website, most of which have been completed since January 2011.
According to the 2010 Census, about 1.5 million people live in nursing homes in the U.S. The Nursing Home Inspect database reveals 118,000 deficiencies cited at 14,565 nursing homes to date.
Incident reports and investigations can be reviewed at length, with certain details omitted to protect the identity of the people involved. Keywords and locations can be searched.
Numerous offenses are listed for several nursing homes in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, Dexter, Chelsea and Saline, including the following:
- Whitehall Healthcare Center of Ann Arbor
- Heartland Health Care Center of Ann Arbor
- Riverview Manor, Dexter
- Chelsea Retirement Community
- Evangelical Home, Saline
- Bortz Health Care of Ypsilanti
- Superior Woods Healthcare Center, Ypsilanti
- The Gilbert Residence, Ypsilanti
Amy Biolchini covers Washtenaw County, health and environmental issues for AnnArbor.com. Reach her at (734) 623-2552, amybiolchini@annarbor.com or on Twitter.
Comments
Old Salt
Sat, Aug 18, 2012 : 2:57 p.m.
Why don't you be more specific about the violations
Bertha Venation
Fri, Aug 17, 2012 : 12:32 p.m.
Seems like Whitehall is almost always in trouble for something or other.
Bertha Venation
Fri, Aug 17, 2012 : 5:35 p.m.
Madeleine. You are soooo right! I'm moving my mother in with me. I can't stand the thought of my loved ones being in a place like that.
Madeleine Borthwick
Fri, Aug 17, 2012 : 4:06 p.m.
Yeah, Bertha, I agree. what gets me is that places like this land themselves in trouble and then whine that the mean ol' authorities are picking on them. Give our senoirs the kind of care you'd want and MAYBE you won't get into trouble!!! hello!