Senate panel advances bill to track billions flowing out of nursing homes and into owners’ pockets
A cockroach scampered up James Cook’s arm one day as he lay in bed at Trenton Gardens nursing home.
Residents at the facility say they have been served moldy pudding, cold meals, and instant coffee because the nursing home’s coffee maker has been broken for two years. The elevator has been unreliable for more than three years, at times leaving residents unable to leave the building for medical appointments. When residents complain, they say they hear the same response every time: “We’re working on it.”
Nothing changes, said Tanette Clegg, a resident at Trenton Gardens for more than four years and vice president of the resident council. Those who speak up, she said, face retaliation…