A $10,000 fine levied against a skilled nursing facility that allowed a suicidal resident to leave the building and then kill himself will stand, a federal appeals court has ruled.
Nursing home $10,000 suicide fine upheld
By
Dave Surico
Dec 05, 2013
A federal appeals court has upheld a $10,000 fine against a skilled nursing facility for leaving a suicidal patient unattended. The court said that it was “reasonably foreseeable” that allowing...
