The Center for Disability Law said Bear Mountain at Worcester was overmedicating and neglecting their patients, while the nursing facility said the report is based on “overgeneralizations and inferences.”
A nursing facility in Worcester is under fire after a report released last week shows understaffing, poor conditions, and overmedication of patients, including people with brain injuries, according to a state watchdog agency.
The report, called “A Failure of Care: An Investigation of the Neurobehavioral Unit at Bear Mountain at Worcester,” was authored by the Disability Law Center, a private, nonprofit organization. The DLC investigated the facility at Bear Mountain over a two year period from October 2021 through 2023 after patients and family members complained about conditions.
During six site visits, the DLC found that the facility, including the neurobehavioral unit, were severely understaffed, especially on weekends. Patients were left in bed through the weekend, and many were overmedicated with antipsychotics, the report said.