Many of the problems associated with mistreatment occurring in assisted-living facilities in nursing homes are the result of a lack of trained personnel, minimal supervision, or understaffing. In these incidents, the needs of the residents are often ignored; they suffer serious injuries from a fall or develop life-threatening bedsores. Other residents wander away from the facility due to a lack of supervision.
If your loved one was assaulted, abused, mistreated, or neglected while residing in a Pitt County nursing facility, contact the North Carolina Nursing Home Law Center Attorneys now for immediate legal assistance. Let our team of abuse prevention lawyers work on your family’s behalf to ensure you receive monetary compensation for your damages.
This center is an 82-certified bed Medicare and Medicaid-participating facility providing services to residents of Ayden and Pitt County, North Carolina. The "for-profit" long-term care home is located at:
128 Snow Hill Road
Ayden, North Carolina 28513
(252) 746-8223
Ayden Court Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
In addition to providing around the clock skilled nursing care, Ayden Court Nursing and Rehabilitation Center offers other services. Additional focused care includes short-term and long term care and physical, occupational, and speech therapies.
Fined $18,605 for substandard care
The state of North Carolina and the federal government have the legal obligation for monitoring every nursing facility and impose monetary fines or deny payments through Medicare if the facility has violated established nursing home regulations and rules. In serious cases, the nursing facility will receive multiple penalties if investigators find the violations are severe and harmed or could have harmed a resident.
Within the last three years, investigators imposed two monetary penalties against Ayden Court Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, citing substandard care. These penalties include a $9,227 fine on February 07, 2019, and a $9,378 fine on April 06, 2018, for a total of $18,605. During this time, Medicare denied payment on April 06, 2018, due to a lack of quality care.
The nursing home received thirteen 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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To ensure families are fully informed of the level of care every nursing home provides, the state of North Carolina and Medicare.com routinely update their long-term care home database systems with info on violations, citations, and deficiencies.
According to Medicare, this facility maintains an overall rating of one out of five stars, including two out of five stars concerning health inspections, one out of five stars for staffing issues, and four out of five stars for quality measures.
The state investigators determined the nursing home "failed to place bilateral bed rails on the bed, which are utilized by the resident for bed mobility.” During the provision of care, “the resident fell from the bed [and] sustained a fractured right hip, as a result of his fall.”
Documentation in the medical record indicates that the resident “requested to have bilateral side rails to aid in bed mobility and for activities of daily living assistance with the staff. The note stated the bed rail evaluation was completed and bed rails were installed. The resident was educated on the risks and benefits of the rails and how to use them.”
However, A Nursing Progress Note, dated October 30, 2018, revealed that at approximately 11:15 AM, the resident “fell out of bed during morning care.” There were no apparent injuries and the resident denied pain.
The resident stated that before the incident, his bed broke and the facility replaced the bed but failed to put the bed rails back on it. The resident stated that “he fell out of his bed while he received a bath because of no rails for him to hold onto.”
Two days later, the resident told the surveyors that “he had a brand-new bed with no side rails. He stated he remembered [the administration staff] coming into his room and looking at the bed and talking about getting bed rails for his bed. He said he knew he needed the bed rails but on the day he fell, he wanted to get out of bed and did not want to wait for the rails, so he told the Nurse Aide to give him his bath now and not to wait for the rails to be installed.”
Was your loved one mistreated while residing at Ayden Court Nursing and Rehabilitation Center? Contact the North Carolina nursing home abuse prevention lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Pitt County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including Ayden.
Discuss your case with us now through an initial case consultation at no charge to you. Also, we offer a 100% “No Win/No-Fee” Guarantee. This promise means we postpone payment for our services until after we have secured a monetary recovery on your behalf.
Attorney Carl R. Wilander, Esq.
Licensed in North Carolina
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