ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Years of poor care led to the closing of one troubled nursing home, but critics say it’s not the only one.
As News10NBC’s Deanna Dewberry explained in her investigation last week, advocates say the Department of Health is partly to blame. They say the department provides poor oversight.
The Department of Health is responsible for inspecting nursing homes. Dewberry combed through public data provided by the department showing the frequency of those inspections. What she found was truly shocking.
Pearl Nursing Center
It was a cold day in February when employees from the Pearl Nursing Center stood on snow-slickened streets in protest. They said the facility’s poor staffing levels were unsafe for not only workers but also the residents in their care…