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This long-term care center is a 120-certified bed "for-profit" home providing services to residents of Phoenix and Maricopa County, Arizona. The Medicare and Medicaid-participating facility is located at:
1880 East Van Buren Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85006
(602) 253-4570
Allegiant Healthcare of Phoenix Nursing Center
In addition to providing around the clock skilled nursing care, Allegiant Healthcare of Phoenix Nursing Center offers other services. Additional focused care includes short-term and long term care.
The facility also provides comprehensive rehab services, wound care, pulmonary care, IV (intervenous) care, post-stroke care, enteral nutrition, pain management, hospice, and physical, occupational, and speech therapies.
The federal government has the legal authority to penalize any nursing facility that violates rules and regulations. These penalties include monetary fines and denial of payment for Medicare services. High monetary fines usually indicate extremely severe violations that harmed or could have harmed residents.
The nursing home received four complaints over the last three years that resulted in a violation citation. Additional information concerning the facility can be reviewed on the comprehensive Arizona Adult Protective Services Website.
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The state of Arizona and the federal government regularly updates its long-term care home database system with complete details of all deficiencies, citations, and violations.
According to Medicare, this facility maintains an overall rating of one out of five stars, including two out of five stars concerning health inspections, two out of five stars for staffing issues, and two out of five stars for quality measures.
The state investigators determined that the nursing home “failed to ensure one resident was free from staff abuse.” The investigation involved a cognitively intact resident who “was assessed to be totally dependent on staff for all activities of daily living.”
The investigators interviewed the resident who stated that a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) “was so rough with him that he passed out. He further stated that he had reported [it] to the previous Director of Nursing and nothing was done about it.”
The state investigators informed the Administrator “of the allegation of abuse.” A review of the facility’s investigative report indicated that a CNA staff member was rough on the resident during a shower and that the “resident had requested that another CNA give him his shower, and he was not pleased that his preferred CNA was not available.”
The report indicates that “the resident felt that the CNA was rushing and went too fast with his shower. Per the report, the resident had stated that he made himself pass out. The report also included that the allegation of staff-to-resident abuse was not substantiated as [the CNA] was not rough with the resident and there was no intent to harm.”
The investigators interviewed the allegedly rough CNA, who stated that “she could recall the incident and thought it occurred [at another time than specified]. She stated she was assigned to provide care to the resident, and it was his shower day. She said the resident told her he was tired of new CNAs giving him a shower, and he only wanted the CNA who usually gave him a shower.”
The CNA stated that “when they were in the resident shower room, the resident bent his head down and kind of rolled his eyes, so she called him to the hallway for help.” The resident indicated that he did not want [the staff] to call 911 because he was just upset. The nurse came into the shower room, assessed the resident, and said that “he was okay and did not want to go to the hospital.”
The CNA indicated that “she had been trained and educated regarding the resident’s rights, dignity, and the right to make choices.” The CNA stated that “it was very wrong for her to continue with the shower when the resident said over and over for her to stop.”
Do you believe that your loved one is the victim of mistreatment, abuse, or neglect while living at Allegiant Healthcare of Phoenix Nursing Center? Contact the Arizona nursing home abuse prevention lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Maricopa County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including Phoenix.
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Sources:
Attorney James Morgan
Licensed in Arizona
Chicago Nursing Home Injury Lawyer Nursing Home Law Center LLC Home