When first responders responded within minutes to a 911 call from Clayton Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Johnston County, they arrived to find that resuscitation had not yet begun. The resident was pronounced dead just over 30 minutes after the call.
At the same nursing home, a resident asked for her wound dressing to be changed after reporting pain and a foul odor. Staff allegedly declined the request. The next day, she saw maggots crawling from the pressure sore.
A resident at Wayne County’s Goldsboro Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center died after he aspirated food that had allegedly been set in front of him by a nurse aid who then left to deliver other trays. His chart noted severe cognitive delays, difficulty swallowing and the need for staff assistance for eating…