Olivia Kritsch
Coverage of Olivia Kritsch in the Nexus archive.
- Tennessee removes nursing home inspection reports from website; advocates call it the opposite of transparency
Tennessee has removed nursing home inspection and investigation reports from its state website, making it harder for residents to access critical information about facility conditions. Advocates and families, like Olivia Kritsch whose father died at the Waters of Springfield nursing home, criticize the move as a lack of transparency. The state cites HIPAA compliance and resource constraints as reasons for removing the reports, though they remain available through third-party platforms like ProPublica.
- Nursing home tells 911 CPR is being performed on a patient, but it wasn't, raising questions about man's death
A nursing home in Robertson County falsely reported to 911 that CPR was being performed on a patient, Jay Kritsch, who had already died. The nurse involved admitted during the call that CPR was not occurring, and a state investigation confirmed the facility never performed CPR despite claiming otherwise. The Waters of Springfield nursing home has faced multiple incidents, including another resident's injury and allegations of violating state rules.
- State report finds proper life-saving measures were not performed before nursing home resident’s death
A state and federal investigation found that continuous CPR was not performed immediately before a 60-year-old man died at The Waters of Springfield nursing home in Tennessee. The facility was fined over $23,000 for failing to provide life-saving measures, as confirmed by a report following a complaint filed by the man’s daughter.