Nursing Home Battles Lawsuit

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By Mike Skurko

Story Published: Dec 21, 2009 at 8:40 PM EDT

Story Updated: Dec 21, 2009 at 8:40 PM EDT

A Northampton woman claimed she was fired from her job at a nursing home in Holyoke because she complained about improper treatment of patients.

Joan Johnson is seeking $56,000 in damages from the companies that manage and staff Renaissance Manor at Cabot. Johnson claimed she was fired in June because she complained to superiors that a patient with a serious bacterial infection was allowed to use another patient's walker.

Johnson alleged she and another employee had raised concerns that patients were being left too long in soiled beds and were not being cared for properly while walking. They said that lead to several patients falling.

Nursing home officials declined to comment as of Monday.

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Deborah Calvert said on Friday, Jan 1 at 9:25 PM

Corruption in a nursing home is not a surprise. When I complained of shoddy care the CEO killed my mother, Evelyn Calvert. According to their Medical Director Dr L Scott Stoney who tetified in 2008. I sued my attorney for malpractice after he threatened me in mediation and he died 2 weeks later. Read my story at www.sunhealthcaregroupinc.blogspot.com Deb Calvert Newport Beach, California

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