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Controversial nursing home still lacks control over patient safety

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Essential information about patients' diseases and medications was missing from the records.

Earlier this year, Læsø Municipality allocated an additional 1.5 million kroner to the nursing home. (Photo: © Bo Amstrup/Ritzau Scanpix) 45 minutes ago

There are still major problems affecting patient safety at Læsø Nursing Home.

This is the conclusion of a new order from the Danish Patient Safety Authority to the municipal nursing home.

During an inspection visit on September 22 (https://cdn1.gopublic.dk/stps/Media/639293953862419930/laesoe-plejehjem.pdf), the authority found that essential information about patients' diseases and medications was missing from the records.

In the summer, it emerged that there were critical problems with patient safety.

Following the disclosure, responsibility for nursing care was removed from the nursing home and transferred to the municipality's home care service.

Michael Møller Kristensen (SF) is not surprised by the new order. He is chair of the elderly and health committee in Læsø Municipality.

- The first report that came out was quite extensive in its criticism of conditions at Læsø Nursing Home, and that kind of situation is not something you get under control right away, he says.

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There is hope for patient safety

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The committee chair emphasizes that great progress has been made in recent months to improve patient safety.

- But we are absolutely not there yet, says Michael Møller Kristensen.

He understands if citizens are concerned.

- I can understand them. Fortunately, there was just an elderly inspection that showed the actual care at Læsø Nursing Home was good. So we have a foundation we can use, he says.

- But it is clear that patient safety must also be in order.

Earlier this year, Læsø Municipality allocated an additional 1.5 million kroner to the nursing home, which has been used, among other things, to hire more nurses and restructure internally to address the most critical problems as quickly as possible.

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