Scabies case at nursing home leads to state investigation
A case of scabies at a Wilmington nursing home led to more than three dozen residents being treated as a precaution, according to the Boston Globe. Now, a state investigation is underway to determine the cause of the infection, which officials described as uncommon in nursing homes, and how the facility’s staff handled the rash.
Woodbriar Health Center, owned by New Jersey-based Synergy Health Centers, has been plagued by criticism in recent months. In January, the Globe reported that a patient died two days after being dropped by a medical lift operated by a nurse’s aide in December.
Symptoms of scabies can take two to six weeks to appear. A rash is caused when mites feed and lay eggs under the top layer of skin.
“The bottom line for all of this is . . . once [Woodbriar] discovered it, did they take it seriously and try to identify it, and prevent the spread, and treat it?’’ Pat Fried, a former manager in the state health department’s division that inspects nursing homes, told the Globe.
Read the full Globe story here.
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