Celina Nursing Home Cited for Bad Conditions

Shannon Weidemann

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A nursing home in Celina was inspected by the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services and found that the conditions were so bad that a trustee was appointed to run the home. The nursing home neglect was found at the Amberwood Care Center.

Among other things, the investigation found patients suffering from bed ulcers, a tracheotomy tube "coated with crust" and ventilators set at "dangerously high oxygen flow pressures."

James W. Jewel, who owns the facility, could not be reached for comment Tuesday. The Lubbock man has owned Amberwood since 2004. A temporary restraining order issued Friday by a Travis County judge requires Mr. Jewel to refrain from interfering with the oversight of trustee David Crowson.

Anonymous phone calls were made to a hotline about the poor conditions at the home. The court has given the trustee money to implement changes and a timeline for coming up with a plan for turning conditions in the nursing home around.

For more information on this subject, please refer to our section on Nursing Home and Elder Abuse.