Every nursing home in New York has a legal obligation to provide each patient with the highest level of care according to established standards of quality. Unfortunately, many nursing staff will fail to follow the traditional procedures and protocols that can lead to preventable accidents, injuries, and the development of life-threatening bedsores.
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This nursing center is a “for-profit” Medicare and Medicaid-participating facility providing services and cares to residents of Endicott and Broome County, New York. The 160-certified bed long-term care nursing home is located at:
301 Nantucket Drive
Endicott, New York 13760
(607) 754-2705
facility that has violated rules and regulations that harmed or could have harmed a resident. These penalties often include monetary fines and denying payment of Medicare services.
This nursing facility also received ten complaints and self-reported six serious issues over the last three years that resulted in violation citations. Additional documentation about fines and penalties can be found on the New York State Nursing Home Report Website.
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According to Medicare, this facility maintains an overall rating of one out of five stars, including one out of five stars concerning health inspections, three out of five stars for staffing issues and two out of five stars for quality measures.
According to state surveyors, “the facility did not ensure adequate supervision was provided to prevent accidents for [one resident] reviewed for dementia care. Specifically, [the resident’s] behaviors and unsupervised wandering occur daily and significantly intruded on the privacy of others and placed the resident at risk for physical injury.”
The investigation involved a severely, cognitively impaired resident who “was rarely understood. Her behaviors and wandering occur daily.”
A Comprehensive Care Plan dated April 26, 2017, documented that “the resident was cognitively impaired due to dementia, was at high risk for elopement and falls due to wandering, and [had] impaired safety awareness.”
The updated Care Plan dated June 19, 2017, documented that the resident “was at risk for victimization due to her behaviors and rummaging through other residents’ belongings.” The nursing staff was guided to utilize activities to divert attention and keep the resident away from aggressive residents. The staff was to use a stop sign on the door and 15-minute checks for safety.”
However, a Nursing Progress Note documented that the resident “had nine falls between August 4, 2018, and November 28, 2018. The falls were unwitnessed by staff, and they occurred in or right outside other residents’ rooms.”
An August 15, 2018, Nursing Progress Note documented that “the resident had entered another resident’s room and was then pushed by the other resident, causing her to fall back on the floor and hit her head.” Nine days later, on August 24, 2018, a Nursing Progress Note documented that “the resident entered another resident’s room. The other resident attempted to remove [the wandering resident] by pulling on her clothing, causing [the wandering resident’s] knees to buckle.” The resident “fell to a sitting position, which was witnessed by the other resident’s roommate.”
Documentation shows that a Stop Sign was placed on the doorway. However, the note did not “indicate which resident’s doorway the stop sign was placed.” An incident report dated November 25, 2018, documented “the resident was found on the floor of the male resident’s room. The report documented the resident attempted to grab the resident’s cane from him and fell back.”
Subsequent falls were documented in the medical records. One note indicated that “the resident would constantly walk up and down the hallway, and when staff noticed her going to a resident’s room, they would redirect her. She stated that redirection would not always work for her because they could not keep their eyes on her all the time.”
Do you suspect that your loved one suffered injury or died prematurely while living at Absolut Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation Endicott? Contact the New York nursing home abuse lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Broome County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including Endicott.
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Sources:
Attorney Jennifer Wilson
Licensed in New York
Chicago Nursing Home Injury Attorney Nursing Home Law Center LLC Home