Pine Ridge nursing home, where 2 patients were found dead, has paid over $126,000 in fines
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THOMASVILLE, North Carolina (WXII) — The Thomasville nursing home where two residents were found dead has paid more than $100,000 in fines, according to a report by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Two patients were found dead and two were in critical condition at Pine Ridge Health and Rehab Center in mid-January of 2022.
The total amount of fines was over $126,000 after only three employees were left to care for nearly 100 patients.
The original penalty for the facility was $194,000.
The facility blamed hazardous road conditions and the spread of COVID-19 for the staff shortages.
An inspection of the facility two months after the initial fine found that the facility had corrected all of its cited violations.
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