Investigations into Nursing Home Abuse in Kentucky Can Take Years

The Lexington Herald-Leader reported that an investigation into a Kentucky nursing home is still pending 11 months after the nursing home received a citation for the death of a patient who did not receive treatment for three hours after a fall that caused brain bleeding. No decision to either close the case or pursue criminal charges has been made.

There are eight similar cases open in Kentucky, which have been ongoing for an average of 19 months each. Two of these cases have been open for almost three years and involve the same nursing home. The office that deals with these serious citations, the Kentucky attorney general’s office, has seen a 26 percent budget cut this year. Investigators’ larger caseloads are resulting in the many pending cases.Investigations into Nursing Home Abuse in Kentucky Can Take Years | The Huffington Post Investigative Fund: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"