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This long-term care home is a 100-certified bed center providing care and services to residents of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. The "for-profit" Medicare and Medicaid-participating facility is located at:
2727 Shamrock Drive
Charlotte, North Carolina 28205
(704) 519-2400
Accordius Health at Midwood
In addition to providing around the clock skilled nursing care, Accordius Health at Midwood offers other services. Additional focused care includes short-term and long term care.
Fined $13,359 for substandard care
Federal government and North Carolina investigators can impose monetary fines or deny payment for Medicare services for serious deficiencies. These penalties are levied when against the nursing home when citing the facility for violation of regulations.
Within the last three years, federal investigators imposed a monetary fine against Accordius Health at Midwood for $13,359 on October 20, 2017, citing substandard care. The nursing home received twenty-six complaints over the last three years that resulted in a violation citation.
Additional information concerning the facility can be reviewed on the comprehensive North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Adult Protective Services Website.
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The state of North Carolina and federal government nursing home regulatory agencies routinely update their care home database system. This list contains historical information of all citations and violations.
According to Medicare, this facility maintains an overall rating of one out of five stars, including three out of five stars concerning health inspections, one out of five stars for staffing issues, and one out of five stars for quality measures.
The state investigators determined the nursing home "failed to notify the State Survey Agency, within the required five-working-day timeframe, of allegations of abuse investigations.” A review of facility papers indicated a report of an allegation of abuse that occurred on May 24, 2017.
The 24-hour report indicated that the resident had made “an allegation of verbal abuse because staff talked rudely to her during personal care when she asked for assistance.” However, the completed investigation was not submitted to the State Survey Agency until seven working days “after the allegation was made.”
The “facility failed to maintain safe hot water temperatures at or below 116°F, with a maximum noted temperature obtained at 124.5°F” in seventeen rooms on three different hallways.
The Maintenance Supervisor stated that water temperatures in rooms were checked weekly. The Administrator revealed that they “expected the facility to maintain water temperatures in a safe and comfortable range.” He “stated there had not been any resident injuries attributed to hot water.” The Administrator said that “there had been no complaints brought to his attention by staff or residents that water temperatures were too hot.”
The nursing home “failed to administer pain medication local [before administering wound care].” This investigation involved a cognitively impaired resident who “was unable to participate in daily decision-making.” The resident was receiving pain medication ‘as needed’ for the treatment of a Stage III pressure ulcer.
The resident’s pain assessment form indicated that the resident “was assessed as unable to respond to questions during the assessment.” However, the assessment “did not document she was having any non-verbal indicators of pain, such as grimacing.”
The Director of Nursing stated, “that the nurses must stop the dressing change if the resident seem to be having pain and confirm or assess that the resident was medicated for pain [before] the dressing change.”
Do you suspect that your loved one suffered injury or died prematurely while living at Accordius Health at Midwood? Contact the North Carolina nursing home abuse prevention lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Mecklenburg County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including Charlotte.
Our law firm provides every potential client an initial free case consultation. Also, we offer a 100% “No Win/No-Fee” Guarantee. This guarantee means you do not owe us any money until we have received a monetary recovery on your behalf. All information you share with our law offices will remain confidential.
Sources:
Attorney Carl R. Wilander, Esq.
Licensed in North Carolina
Chicago Nursing Home Injury Lawyer Nursing Home Law Center LLC Home