Admissions have been suspended at a beleaguered New Jersey nursing home after a series of state inspections that alleged severe resident abuse and understaffing.
The inspections were conducted from Jan. 3 through Feb. 2 at Woodlands Behavioral and Nursing Center in Andover, NJ, according to a report by NBC News.
The facility, formerly known as Andover Rehabilitation and Subacute Care I and II facilities in Andover, NJ, gained unwelcome notoriety in April 2020, when health officials removed 17 bodies from a mortuary building outside of the building. Andover II is the largest Medicaid facility in the state and has a capacity of more than 500 beds, while Andover I has nearly 160 beds.
Residents’ families accused the providers of acting negligently in their handling of the pandemic and causing patients’ COVID-19 deaths.
The more recent allegations by the state inspectors included claims that the facility was running with just 23 certified nursing assistants despite state regulations requiring 58; that staff failed to do CPR or call 911 for two unresponsive residents, who both died; and that the facility failed to give monoclonal antibodies to a COVID-positive resident, who later died, after a doctor ordered they receive immediate treatment.
Woodlands on Tuesday told McKnight’s it had “no comment” on the allegations.
The provider has sent a response to the state in regards to the allegation and officials are reviewing the matter to see if the alleged claims are corrected, according to the report.
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