BELDING, Mich. (via WOOD TV) — On Tuesday, members of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging received a list of nursing homes and adult care facilities placed on a watch list by the Department of Health and Human Services.
On the list, which names homes with significant failures to meet standards to receive Medicaid and Medicare funding, was Metron of Belding.
The federal government fined Metron, a 128-bed facility offering a range of care including for dementia and acute care, nearly $18,000 in January. In February, two penalties totaling more than $137,000 were levied against it.
Earlier, in September, the facility was cited by regulators for violations that led to nearly $147,000 in fines. In October, there were federal penalties of nearly $112,000. That's on top of fines in April 2017 of nearly $60,000 and in December 2017 of more than $94,000.
The reasons for those fines included things like failing to keep patients free from abuse from fellow residents, insufficient treatment of wounds and ulcers and insufficient staffing. The list of complaints is some 800 pages.
That's what landed Metron on DHHS's list of candidates for special focus.
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