More woes hit Lewistown mental health center
Officials at a state-run mental health and nursing care facility in Lewistown submitted a plan to the federal government on how to correct some issues after workers failed to properly notify a resident’s guardian, the facility administrator and certification bureau of an over-the-counter pregnancy test after the woman claimed she was impregnated by a staff member.
The resident was tested and determined not to be pregnant, officials said in a plan of correction. Also, the woman, who is described as being menopausal, having schizoaffective disorder, bipolar and epilepsy, has a pituitary tumor which can cause abdominal growth, according to the complaint.
In another incident staff failed to investigate a fracture and an allegation of sexual abuse, the survey found.
The 25-page complaint survey regarding the Montana Mental Health Nursing Care Center brought no fines, said a spokesman with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
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