A death after mechanical lift accident at a nursing home in Wilmington, Mass. has raised concerns about the facility's safety, according to an article on the Boston Globe website.
An 83-year-old resident of Woodbriar Health Center died after falling from a medical lift that was improperly used.
The nursing home previously has been cited by state inspectors for a number of problems, including crumbling plaster, cracked tiles, or clogged drains in nearly half of the bedrooms inspected in August, according to federal records.
The Globe had previously reported that the New Jersey-based company was able to secure a license for Woodbriar with little scrutiny from regulators. State lawmakers directed the health department in July 2014 to create a more public licensing process, but the department did not implement that new system until last month, after Synergy had been issued four additional licenses, the article said.
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