Many families have limited options on how to handle the care of a loved one who requires medical professionals in a skilled nursing environment. Typically, reputable nursing homes follow established procedures and protocols to ensure that every resident’s needs are met. Unfortunately, mistreatment still occurs in some facilities in Florida.
If your loved one was victimized while living in a Pinellas County nursing facility, contact the Florida nursing home affiliate attorneys now. Let our team of abuse prevention lawyers represent your family to ensure you receive financial compensation from recovering your damages. Call us now so we can begin working on your case today.
This long-term care center is a "for-profit" 92-certified bed home providing care to residents of Saint Petersburg and Pinellas County, Florida. The Medicare and Medicaid-participating facility is located at:
811 Jackson St N
Saint Petersburg, Florida 33705
(727) 209-3600
Bayside Care Center Nursing Home
In addition to providing around the clock skilled nursing care, Bayside Care Center Nursing Home offers other services. Additional focused care includes short-term and long term care.
The facility also provides comprehensive rehab services involving orthopedic care, neurological care, respiratory therapy, patient education, home safety evaluations, internal case management, and physical rehab involving speech, occupational, and physical therapies.
Fined $14,742 for substandard care
Both the state of Florida and federal agencies are legally obligated to monitor every nursing facility and impose monetary fines or deny payments through Medicare when investigators find the nursing home seriously violated established nursing home regulations and rules.
Within the last three years, federal investigators imposed a monetary fine against Bayside Care Center Nursing Home for $14,742 on November 21, 2018, citing substandard care.
The nursing home received three complaints over the last three years that resulted in a violation citation. Additional information concerning the facility can be reviewed on the comprehensive Florida Adult Protective Services Website.
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The federal government and the Florida Department of Public Health website update comprehensive information containing historical details of all citations and violations.
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.
The state investigators determined that the nursing home “failed to initiate appropriate interventions for [one resident] reviewed for falls.” Documentation shows that the resident “had ten falls from January 1, 2018, through June 4, 2018, while residing in the facility.”
Surveyors stated that as an intervention, “[the resident] was either educated or re-educated after five of the ten falls. On September 16, 2017, [the resident’s] Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) indicated that he was cognitively intact.” However, three months later, on December 15, 2017, the resident’s BIMS indicated that the resident was “moderately impaired.”
A Nurse Note indicated that on January 15, 2018, “[the resident] slid to the floor while transferring himself from the bed to the chair.” The resident was re-educated on transfers and how to use the wheelchair to the bed. The nursing staff was to “encourage [the resident] to wear non-skid socks to enhance footing when in bed.”
The survey team interviewed the Director of Nursing, who also serves as the Risk Manager. The Director “verified that [the resident] was re-educated to be able to demonstrate the proper use of the call light.”
However, on April 11, 2018, at 6:15 PM, “[the resident] was found sitting on the floor in his room.” The resident’s back was “against the wheelchair, and the bedside table was in front.”
The resident said, “I was trying to reach for the box of tissues, and the table moved away from me.” The following day, the Interdisciplinary Team informed the staff to re-educate the resident to “not use the bedside table as an assistive device and request assistance when needed.”
On May 15, 2018, at 1:30 PM, the resident “was observed sitting on the floor next to his bed.” The resident said that “he was trying to reach for something on the floor and slid from the wheelchair.” The following day at 12:57 PM, the resident “was found sitting on the floor next to his bed and wheelchair.” The resident stated that “he was trying to reach for something from his over-the-bed table and slid from the wheelchair to the floor.”
Do you suspect that your loved one is the victim of mistreatment while living at Bayside Care Center Nursing Home? Contact the Florida nursing home abuse prevention lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Pinellas County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including Saint Petersburg.
Our legal team never charges potential clients to discuss your case through an initial claim consultation. Also, we offer a 100% “No Win/No-Fee” Guarantee, meaning you will not owe us any money unless we have received a monetary recovery on your behalf.
Sources:
Attorney Blair N. Mendes, Esq.
Licensed in Florida
Chicago Nursing Home Injury Attorney Nursing Home Law Center LLC Home