Ed, for God’s sake please print this for all the people who have relatives in nursing homes, especially in Mercer County. You need to visit unexpectedly every day and make inspections to make sure your people are safe and cared for. I’m so upset I can hardly talk. At my father’s nursing home, they forgot to put his oxygen on, he fell, and we got three different stories. The director of nurses and the administrator lied and covered for the nurses. The relieving nurses are not giving the on-duty CNA the correct information, they’re not checking on their patients. When I visit my father, I see how they ignore the other patients who are cold and shaking, and the place smells like pee constantly. Nurses changing shifts don’t pass on information to one another about the patients. Please, go check on your family members every day, take five or 10 minutes, and make sure they are OK. Things are not what they appear to be. And check on the backgrounds of these nursing homes.

Warning

That’s scary stuff. I hope it’s not that bad for most patients, but the surprise-visit tactic can’t hurt.—Ed. Note