Every nursing home in California has a legal obligation to provide each patient with the highest level of care according to established standards of quality. Unfortunately, many nursing staff will fail to follow the traditional procedures and protocols that can lead to preventable accidents, injuries, and the development of life-threatening bedsores.
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This long-term care home is a 59-certified bed center providing care and services to residents of Bellflower and Los Angeles County, California. The "for-profit" Medicare and Medicaid-participating facility is located at:
9710 E. Artesia Ave
Bellflower, California 90706
(562) 925-2274 NO WEBSITE
In addition to providing around the clock skilled nursing care, Bellflower Post Acute Nursing Center offers other services. Additional focused attention includes short-term and long term care.
Fined $88,112 for substandard care
State and federal investigators have the legal authority to penalize any nursing home cited for serious violations of regulations and rules. These penalties include levying monetary fines and denying payment of Medicare services. Typically, these violations result in penalties when investigators found severe problems that harmed or could have harmed a resident.
Within the last three years, investigators imposed two monetary penalties against Bellflower Post Acute Nursing Center, citing substandard care. These penalties include a $70,112 fine on October 22, 2018, and a $18,000 fine on April 28, 2018, for a total of $88,112.
This nursing facility received nine complaints and self-reported four serious issues over the last three years that resulted in violation citations. Additional information concerning the facility can be reviewed on the comprehensive California Department of Social Services Adult Protective Services Website.
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To be fully informed on the level of care nursing homes provide, families routinely research Medicare.gov and the California Department of Public Health website database systems for a complete list of deficiencies, violations, and citations.
According to Medicare, this facility maintains an overall rating of one out of five stars, including one out of five stars concerning health inspections, two out of five stars for staffing issues, and four out of five stars for quality measures.
The state investigators determined that the nursing home “failed to implement its policy, the Care Plan Conference recommendations, and thoroughly investigate and protect [two residents] from [a third resident’s] alleged verbal and physical sexual abuse.”
On September 11, 2018, the sexually aggressive resident asked the other resident “to have sex with him, and on September 13, 2018, [the sexually aggressive resident was found in the other resident’s] room with her adult brief and pants off, while [the aggressive resident] was standing over [the female resident] and the room door was closed.”
As a result of a failure of the facility’s system “to implement its policies and protect residents from [the aggressive resident’s] sexual abuse, two residents were at risk for sexual abuse.” The state investigators determined an Immediate Jeopardy situation existed which could lead to serious injury, harm, impairment, or death to the resident.
The facility “failed to implement interventions to prevent further harm for [one resident].” The “deficient practices placed the residents at risk for harm or injury.”
The state investigators observed a Licensed Vocational Nurse in the resident’s room where “there was no padding observed on the side rail for [the resident’s] bed.” A review of a Physician’s order indicated that the nursing staff was “to apply pads to the side rail secondary to [the resident’s] seizures.”
The investigators reviewed the facility’s policy and procedure titled: Proper Use of Side Rails from May 2015. The report indicates “side rails with padding may be used to prevent resident injury in situations of uncontrollable movement disorders.”
Do you suspect that your loved one suffered injury, harm, or died prematurely while living at Bellflower Post Acute Nursing Center? Contact the California nursing home abuse prevention lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Los Angeles County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including Bellflower.
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Sources:
Attorney Anthony Lanzone
Licensed in California
Chicago Nursing Home Injury Attorney Nursing Home Law Center LLC Home