Mykolaiv Nursing Home Violates Residents' Rights, Criminal Investigation Launched

In Mykolaiv region, a monitoring inspection revealed violations of the rights of residents in a private nursing home called the Care Home.

As reported on the website of the Ombudsman's Office of Ukraine, specialists of the regional office conducted an unscheduled inspection of this institution after receiving information about abuses.

According to the results of the inspection, it was found that some residents of the nursing home are kept there against their will, and their relatives do not always have the right to place them there. The staff of the nursing home use psychotropic drugs without a doctor's prescription, which is a serious violation. Most residents do not have the necessary prescriptions for these medications, and medical care is not provided in the facility, as none of the staff has a medical degree.

Photo: website of the Office of the Ombudsman of Ukraine.

In addition, some residents of the nursing home had significant bodily injuries on exposed skin, including bruises on their faces.

Among other violations identified:

• ️Sanitation, dirt.
• Expired fire extinguishers.
• Cockroach and mouse poison scattered in the rooms.
• Food of unknown origin and date of use is stored in the kitchen refrigerator.
• Expired medications.
• The absence of any personal belongings of the wards, cases of missing phones.
• Faulty power supply equipment.
• Broken furniture.
• Dirty bedding.
• Insufficient lighting.
• Rooms are not ventilated.
• ️Pre-measured blood pressure readings of the wards.
• Cases of disappearance of personal belongings and cell phones.

In connection with these violations, the Ombudsman's representative filed a report of a criminal offense with the National Police of Mykolaiv region. A pre-trial investigation is currently underway under Article 138 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (illegal medical activities).

A public inspection was also conducted at the Mykolaiv Regional Children's Home .

Андрій Колісніченко