Do you suspect that your loved one living in a Kenosha County nursing facility is being abused or neglected by caregivers or other patients? Are you concerned that their facility-acquired bedsore or injuries from a fall could have been prevented had the nursing staff followed established protocols? If so, contact the Wisconsin Nursing Home Law Center Attorneys.
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This long-term care center is a 128-certified bed "for profit" home providing services to residents of Kenosha and Kenosha County, Wisconsin. The Medicare and Medicaid-participating facility is located at:
3415 N Sheridan Rd
Kenosha, Wisconsin 53140
(262) 657-6175
Bay at Waters Edge Health and Rehabilitation
In addition to providing around the clock skilled nursing care, Bay at Waters Edge Health and Rehabilitation offers other services. Additional focused care includes dementia/memory care, hospice, respite care, bariatric care, urinary incontinence care, edema management, intravenous (IV) therapy, tube feeding, decubitus wound management, Parkinson’s care, and restorative care including speech, physical and occupational therapies.
Wisconsin and federal agencies are duty-bound to monitor every nursing home and levy monetary fines or deny payments through Medicare when investigators identify serious violations of nursing home regulations. In some cases, the nursing home receives multiple penalties if surveyors find severe violations that harmed or could have harmed a resident.
Within the last three years, federal investigators imposed a monetary fine against Bay at Waters Edge Health and Rehabilitation for $93,014 on December 12, 2016, citing substandard care. Additional documentation concerning penalties and fines can be reviewed on the Wisconsin Department of Health Services - Residential Care Website.
Your family can visit Medicare.gov and the Wisconsin Department of Public Health website to obtain a complete list of all violations, citations, and deficiencies identified by investigators and surveyors.
According to Medicare, this facility maintains an overall rating of one out of five stars, including one out of five stars concerning health inspections, one out of five stars for staffing issues and two out of five stars for quality measures.
According to state investigators, “the facility did not ensure accurate advance directives according to the resident’s wishes.” The resident’s power of attorney for health care (POA) “signed advance directives for ‘do not resuscitate (DNR)’ despite the wishes of [the resident] to be resuscitated.” The resident “was not consulted before the decision to make him a DNR.”
An interview was conducted with the resident at 9:00 AM on December 17, 2018, who indicated that “in the hospital, they made him a DNR and at first he did not know what that meant.” The resident “indicated he could not believe it when he found out because he definitely wanted to be resuscitated if need be.”
The resident “indicated he thought that they had changed [his directive] at the facility because he spoke with his doctor and made sure he understood his wishes.” The resident “then indicated he could believe his daughter was trying to kill them.” The resident “indicated no one at the facility has ever asked him if he wanted to be resuscitated.”
The nursing home “did not ensure one of two residents reviewed for pressure injuries received necessary treatment and services.” The resident “had developed three pressure injuries to her feet due to a new pair of shoes.”
A facility Progress Note documents to encourage the resident “to wear shoes with an open back, slippers or gripper socks.” However, thirty days later, the resident “was observed wearing a pair of slippers on her feet [that were snug to the resident’s] feet leaving an indentation along her feet.”
Surveyors observed the resident’s right foot where the “slipper left an outline imprint around the back of the foot directly over the pressure injury. The facility did not ensure the relief of pressure to [the resident’s] right toe and heel.” The documentation shows that the pressure injury to the “resident’s right heel has increased in size.”
Do you suspect that your loved one is the victim of mistreatment while residing at Bay at Waters Edge Health and Rehabilitation? Contact the Wisconsin nursing home abuse attorneys at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Kenosha County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas including Kenosha.
Our legal team offers every client a free, initial case consultation. Additionally, we offer a 100% “No Win/No-Fee” Guarantee. This promise means you do not owe us anything until we have secured monetary compensation on your behalf.
Sources:
Attorney Gerald Bekkerman
Licensed in Wisconsin
Chicago Nursing Home Injury Lawyer Nursing Home Law Center LLC Home