Maggots found in resident's case
State regulators have fined a West Palm Beach nursing home $16,000 after a patient was found injured on the floor with maggots crawling out of his leg cast.
The state issued the fine in March against Azalea Court. The nursing home somehow denies responsibility and has appealed the penalty. They will probably either argue that the maggots were benficial or that the family put them there so they can sue!
An August 2008 report states that the 120-bed facility failed to provide the necessary care and services to a resident with the cast on his lower leg, which led to an infestation of maggots. The report says the patient's leg was supposed to be treated every three days, but the documentation proved that the nursing home only cared for the wound about once a week.
If this isn't evidence of neglect and understaffing, I'm not sure what it!
