Bad Administration at NJ County Nursing Home

The freeholders associated with the NJ County's nursing home have recently made an announcement, stating they have been kept in the dark about the home's operations. The home in question is Salem County Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center, a place that has gained a reputation for accumulating state violations. Now the freeholders themselves have voiced their distress, since it is their responsibility to know what is going on in the nursing home.

The freeholders of nursing home said that at one time, they would receive reports on a monthly basis which they no longer did. The health care provider for the home was also fined a sum of nearly $25,000 for a number of health inspection violations. The administrator for the home was pulled up by the freeholders in their last meeting, because they still didn't have their reports which was inexcusable. Because there have been no reports, the freeholders have no idea about the quality of life of the patients or if there have been any patient injuries.

The home administrator has promised to provide the reports by the end of the month. He also went on to explain the delay, stating that a recent merger meant he had to draw up a new budget and accounting system. But the freeholders are still uneasy, saying that during a time of transition it was all the more imperative to know what is going on at the home. If they could not get a simple update on a regular basis, then it certainly throws the future of the nursing home in doubt.

Unfortunately, it is the elderly residents who will be caught in the middle.