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The owner of several Connecticut nursing homes is calling for a criminal probe after union workers staged a mass walkout earlier this month, allegedly vandalizing and sabotaging the health care facilities in the process. Among the allegations is that the workers, supposedly disgruntled over protracted labor talks, switched around the IDs of Alzheimer's patients.
The alleged sabotage, which also purportedly included tampering with medication records and removing patient identification bands, occurred in three of the companys five Connecticut facilities in the overnight hours before the July 3 strike, according to police reports and the complaint HealthBridge Management filed Thursday with the Chief State's Attorney office.
Company officials suspect the acts were committed by some of the employees who went on strike. Those employees are represented by a chapter of the Service Employees International Union, the largest healthcare union in North America with roughly 1.1 million members.
Its especially heinous to do it to somebody with Alzheimers, said a HealthBridge spokesman, adding that dietary information also was compromised. He said the acts put patients' lives at risk and if somebody had a medical emergency in that window "they could have been in grave peril."
Bapineuzumab, made by Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson, was designed to halt build-up of plaque in the brain. But it failed to improve cognitive or functional performance compared with a placebo in certain patients. Alzheimer's is the most common form of dementia, as well as the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. An estimated 36 million people worldwide are believed to have dementia, including Alzheimer's.
Late stage trials
Both firms announced on 23 July that the first clinical trial of the intravenous (IV) version of bapineuzumab had failed. In that study, patients with a gene that is associated with a greater risk of Alzheimer's were tested. But results with the group were largely the same as with those who did not have the gene, who were tested in the second study. The second trial's end means that additional studies on the IV version will not take place; however, Johnson and Johnson said a study of subcutaneous use would continue.
Some had predicted that the IV studies of bapineuzumab would fail because they were treating those whose brains were already damaged. "One of the strong thoughts in the field is that you really have to treat people before they become demented," William Thies, chief scientific officer of the Alzheimer's Association told Reuters, adding that the announcement did not prevent the drug from being tested as a preventative. And Mr Thies said that despite the trial's failure, data from the experiment could still be useful. "These studies are terribly important for us to learn about Alzheimer's disease, and that part of the process is just starting as the data continues to be crunched in a variety of ways."
Johnson and Johnson had agreed in 2009 to invest up to $1.5bn (£961m) in bapineuzumab. In a statement, Steven Romano, head of Pfizer's Medicines Development Group said they were "obviously very disappointed" with the trial's outcome. "We are also saddened by the lost opportunity to provide a meaningful advance for patients afflicted with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease and their caregivers," he said. A similar drug being developed by Eli Lilly, solanezumab, is also considered a long-shot to succeed, but results of the trials will not be available until later this year.
BBC News - Alzheimer's disease drug shelved after trial failure
Nursing home operator wants probe after union workers stage walkout, alleged sabotage
The owner of several Connecticut nursing homes is calling for a criminal probe after union workers staged a mass walkout earlier this month, allegedly vandalizing and sabotaging the health care facilities in the process. Among the allegations is that the workers, supposedly disgruntled over protracted labor talks, switched around the IDs of Alzheimer's patients.
The alleged sabotage, which also purportedly included tampering with medication records and removing patient identification bands, occurred in three of the company’s five Connecticut facilities in the overnight hours before the July 3 strike, according to police reports and the complaint HealthBridge Management filed Thursday with the Chief State's Attorney office.
Company officials suspect the acts were committed by some of the employees who went on strike. Those employees are represented by a chapter of the Service Employees International Union, the largest healthcare union in North America with roughly 1.1 million members.
“It’s especially heinous to do it to somebody with Alzheimer’s,” said a HealthBridge spokesman, adding that dietary information also was compromised. He said the acts put patients' lives at risk and if somebody had a medical emergency in that window "they could have been in grave peril."
Read more: Nursing home operator wants probe after union workers stage walkout, alleged sabotage | Fox News
Nursing home operator wants probe after union workers stage walkout, alleged sabotage
The owner of several Connecticut nursing homes is calling for a criminal probe after union workers staged a mass walkout earlier this month, allegedly vandalizing and sabotaging the health care facilities in the process. Among the allegations is that the workers, supposedly disgruntled over protracted labor talks, switched around the IDs of Alzheimer's patients.
The alleged sabotage, which also purportedly included tampering with medication records and removing patient identification bands, occurred in three of the companys five Connecticut facilities in the overnight hours before the July 3 strike, according to police reports and the complaint HealthBridge Management filed Thursday with the Chief State's Attorney office.
Company officials suspect the acts were committed by some of the employees who went on strike. Those employees are represented by a chapter of the Service Employees International Union, the largest healthcare union in North America with roughly 1.1 million members.
Its especially heinous to do it to somebody with Alzheimers, said a HealthBridge spokesman, adding that dietary information also was compromised. He said the acts put patients' lives at risk and if somebody had a medical emergency in that window "they could have been in grave peril."
Read more: Nursing home operator wants probe after union workers stage walkout, alleged sabotage | Fox News
Nursing home operator wants probe after union workers stage walkout, alleged sabotage
The owner of several Connecticut nursing homes is calling for a criminal probe after union workers staged a mass walkout earlier this month, allegedly vandalizing and sabotaging the health care facilities in the process. Among the allegations is that the workers, supposedly disgruntled over protracted labor talks, switched around the IDs of Alzheimer's patients.
The alleged sabotage, which also purportedly included tampering with medication records and removing patient identification bands, occurred in three of the companys five Connecticut facilities in the overnight hours before the July 3 strike, according to police reports and the complaint HealthBridge Management filed Thursday with the Chief State's Attorney office.
Company officials suspect the acts were committed by some of the employees who went on strike. Those employees are represented by a chapter of the Service Employees International Union, the largest healthcare union in North America with roughly 1.1 million members.
Its especially heinous to do it to somebody with Alzheimers, said a HealthBridge spokesman, adding that dietary information also was compromised. He said the acts put patients' lives at risk and if somebody had a medical emergency in that window "they could have been in grave peril."
Read more: Nursing home operator wants probe after union workers stage walkout, alleged sabotage | Fox News
So what you are saying is that management of these places were so distanced from the patients that they had no idea who their patients were?
Nursing home operator wants probe after union workers stage walkout, alleged sabotage
Read more: Nursing home operator wants probe after union workers stage walkout, alleged sabotage | Fox News
So what you are saying is that management of these places were so distanced from the patients that they had no idea who their patients were?
I don't think he was, but that can be the case sometimes.
If I owned it I'd hire some illegals to see that the job got done right.
Ya got a bunch of useless murkins switching tags on people that are likely on life supporting drugs.
Uniquely murkin.
the id switching is quickly solved....the alf my mother is in...takes pictures of the patients and puts them in their med files...plus the staff knows the patients ..the band switching is merely an annoyance
the id switching is quickly solved....the alf my mother is in...takes pictures of the patients and puts them in their med files...plus the staff knows the patients ..the band switching is merely an annoyance
Nursing home operator wants probe after union workers stage walkout, alleged sabotage
The owner of several Connecticut nursing homes is calling for a criminal probe after union workers staged a mass walkout earlier this month, allegedly vandalizing and sabotaging the health care facilities in the process. Among the allegations is that the workers, supposedly disgruntled over protracted labor talks, switched around the IDs of Alzheimer's patients.
The alleged sabotage, which also purportedly included tampering with medication records and removing patient identification bands, occurred in three of the company’s five Connecticut facilities in the overnight hours before the July 3 strike, according to police reports and the complaint HealthBridge Management filed Thursday with the Chief State's Attorney office.
Company officials suspect the acts were committed by some of the employees who went on strike. Those employees are represented by a chapter of the Service Employees International Union, the largest healthcare union in North America with roughly 1.1 million members.
“It’s especially heinous to do it to somebody with Alzheimer’s,” said a HealthBridge spokesman, adding that dietary information also was compromised. He said the acts put patients' lives at risk and if somebody had a medical emergency in that window "they could have been in grave peril."
Read more: Nursing home operator wants probe after union workers stage walkout, alleged sabotage | Fox News
So what you are saying is that management of these places were so distanced from the patients that they had no idea who their patients were?
the id switching is quickly solved....the alf my mother is in...takes pictures of the patients and puts them in their med files...plus the staff knows the patients ..the band switching is merely an annoyance
Yea but in the meantime people can get the wrong meds and die. There is no excuse for that behavior.
the id switching is quickly solved....the alf my mother is in...takes pictures of the patients and puts them in their med files...plus the staff knows the patients ..the band switching is merely an annoyance
Yea but in the meantime people can get the wrong meds and die. There is no excuse for that behavior.
did you notice the part about the pictures are on the med files? new staff are not put on the med files...i assure you ....afl's are covered with cross checks on most everything
Yea but in the meantime people can get the wrong meds and die. There is no excuse for that behavior.
did you notice the part about the pictures are on the med files? new staff are not put on the med files...i assure you ....afl's are covered with cross checks on most everything
I was with my mother at the ALF nearly everyday and there were no pictures on the medical files when the nurse or the attendents came to give meds. Different people would give meds on different days. When she was unable to swallow or take directions, the meds were stopped.
Nursing home operator wants probe after union workers stage walkout, alleged sabotage
Read more: Nursing home operator wants probe after union workers stage walkout, alleged sabotage | Fox News
So what you are saying is that management of these places were so distanced from the patients that they had no idea who their patients were?
The union workers actions were unconscionable and your deflections and excuses on their behalf is reprehensible. You're lower than dirt JoeB.
