Do you suspect that your loved one living in a Brown County nursing facility has become the victim of mistreatment or neglect at the hands of caregivers, employees, or other residents? Are you concerned that their injuries from a fall or facility-acquired pressure wound might have occurred because the nursing staff failed to follow established protocols?
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This nursing facility is a "for profit" Medicare and Medicaid-participating home providing services to residents of Green Bay and Brown County, Wisconsin. The 133-certified bed long-term care center is located at:
2305 San Luis Place
Green Bay, Wisconsin 54304
(920) 494-5231
In addition to providing 24/7 skilled nursing care, Bay at Maple Ridge Health and Rehabilitation offers other services. Additional focused care includes bariatric care, urinary incontinence care, edema management, IV (intravenous) therapy, decubitus wound management, Parkinson’s care, hospice, respite care, and restorative care including physical, speech and occupational therapies.
SSF Designation: This nursing home has received a Special Focus Facility (SSF) designation because of their “history of persistent poor quality of care, as indicated by the findings of state and federal inspection teams.” This designation “means the facility is subjected to more frequent inspections, escalating penalties, and potential termination for Medicare and Medicaid.
Federal investigators penalize nursing facilities with monetary fines and deny payment for Medicare when the nursing home has been cited for serious violations of rules and regulations.
Within the last three years, federal investigators imposed a monetary fine against Bay at Maple Ridge Health and Rehabilitation for $58,282 on July 20, 2017, citing substandard care. On the same date, Medicare denied payment for services provided by this facility, citing substandard care.
Additional documentation concerning penalties and fines can be reviewed on the Wisconsin Department of Health Services - Residential Care Website.
To ensure families are fully informed of the level of care every nursing home provides, the state of Wisconsin 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 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 investigators, “the facility did not ensure services provided or arranged by the facility as outlined by the comprehensive Care Plan met professional standards of quality.”
In one incident, a resident had a fall and a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) “assessed the resident after the fall.” The LPN assess the resident again after the resident complained of pain, “the day after the fall.”
The Registered Nurse (RN) on Duty did not review or assess the resident “after falling or when the resident complained of pain after the fall. The facility did not follow the rules of conduct and delegation of nursing acts published by the Board of Nursing.”
A Progress Note dated May 27, 2018, at 6:38 PM documented that the resident “was found sitting on the floor next to the bed by [a Licensed Practical Nurse].” The resident told the LPN that they had gotten up to use the bathroom. At that time, the resident “did not complain of pain or injury following the fall.” The LPN told the surveyors during an interview that the resident was “moaning after the fall.”
A late entry in the Nurse’s Notes the following day document that the resident now complained of arm pain. When the LPN assess the resident for injuries, the resident winced while the left forearm was palpated. The nursing staff placed a call to the resident’s Physician to request an x-ray.
However, the investigator stated that the medical record did not “include any documentation that an RN completed an assessment of [the resident] related to arm pain.” A family member requested that the resident be transferred to the emergency room instead of having a mobile x-ray at the facility.
Were you the victim of mistreatment, neglect or abuse while living at Bay at Maple Ridge Health and Rehabilitation? Contact the Wisconsin nursing home abuse lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Brown County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas including Green Bay.
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Sources:
Attorney Gerald Bekkerman
Licensed in Wisconsin
Chicago Nursing Home Injury Lawyer Nursing Home Law Center LLC Home