State inspectors have barred RegalCare at Worcester from admitting new residents after a resident with dementia walked out of a locked unit and turned up hours later at a restaurant miles away.
The state Department of Public Health issued an “immediate jeopardy” finding against the Oriol Drive nursing home Oct. 14, The Boston Globe reported. The designation means inspectors found conditions that put residents at risk of serious injury or death. The facility cannot take new admissions until conditions improve.
Staff did not realize the resident had left the unit, according to the Globe. Worcester police found the resident at a restaurant and took the person to a hospital…