LACRESCENT, Wis. – The SpringBrook nursing home says it’s cooperating with the Minnesota Heath Department to assure that bed siderails are safe. Sprigbrook made the point in a public statement in response to being cited for patient maltreatment in a resident’s death in a siderail in April. Meanwhile, Houston County’s attorney, Samuel Jandt, confirmed in a WXOW interview that he had received a copy of the Health Department’s final report. He said there is a three-years to press charges.
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SpringBrook: “Earlier this year an unfortunate death occurred involving a bed rail affixed to the resident’s bed. In response our community has been working closely with the Minnesota Department of Health to ensure that we are thoroughly regulating and maintaining all bed rails. It is important that our residents and their families understand the risks versus the benefit of utilizing any device of this nature. We are doing everything that we can to prevent an incident such as this occurring.”