Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Guilty Plea in Falsifying Records Case


The Buffalo News reported the lenient sentence for Deborah Groth, one of numerous Williamsville Suburban Nursing Home employees guilty or accused of falsifying records to cover up neglect. Groth was given a three-year conditional discharge and 50 hours of community service. Falsification of legal medical documents is a major problem in the nursing home industry according to advocates, academics, and government agencies.


Groth pleaded guilty to felony falsifying business records and had to surrender her state licensed practical nurse’s license for falsely claiming she had properly administered medicine to a diabetic patient. The plea was the sixth stemming from a hidden-camera investigation of the nursing home, which showed medical records were falsified to cover up the lack of proper care.