“The residents, families, and employees [of the Pawtucket Falls Healthcare Center] . deserve better,” R.I. interim health director Dr. Utpala Bandy said.
Superior Court Judge Brian Stern has ordered that a receiver assume control of Pawtucket Falls Healthcare Center, following the filing of a petition for a court-appointed receiver by the Rhode Island Department of Health and the state attorney general.
Workers and inspectors have detailed a series of disturbing incidents at the Pawtucket nursing home, including patients being burned and left on the floor, or not receiving critical medications.