The Fight for Transparency Among Nursing Homes | WHAS 11 – Circeo Law Firm

June 7, 2021 Insights

On any given day, there are more than 20,000 people living in nursing homes and rehab centers in Kentucky, according to a spokesperson at the Kentucky Department for Public Health. Many of them are nearing the end of their lives. They are among our most vulnerable.

But during the final years, the pain was overwhelming for the woman Kelli Stein cherished most— her mother.

Her mother is no longer around to tell her story. She passed away from complications after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease in 2016. So Stein is giving her a voice. She said it’s her responsibility to reveal a deceptive practice among nursing homes.

“She had the broken shoulder, that was not repaired, wasn’t even x-rayed for a whole week,” said Stein.

She said it happened as a result of neglect, while her mother was living at a nursing home in Louisville from 2012 to 2014. Stein’s mother, June Lee, once the president of Kentucky’s teachers’ union, was always an advocate for others.

Learn more, via WHAS Louisville.