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This long-term care facility is a 45-certified bed Medicare and Medicaid-participating center providing services to residents of Tampa and Hillsborough County, Florida. The "for-profit" home is located at:
16702 North Dale Mabry Hwy
Tampa, Florida 33618
(813) 908-2333
Brighton Gardens of Tampa Nursing Center
In addition to providing 24/7 skilled nursing care, Brighton Gardens of Tampa Nursing Center offers other services. Additional focused care includes short-term and long term care.
The facility also provides comprehensive rehab services, independent and assisted living options, memory care, and respite care.
Fined $191,626 for substandard care
The investigators for the state of Florida and federal nursing home regulatory agencies have the legal responsibility of penalizing any facility that has violated rules and regulations that harmed or could have harmed a resident. These penalties often include monetary fines and denying payment of Medicare services.
Within the last three years, investigators imposed two monetary penalties against Brighton Gardens of Tampa Nursing Center, citing substandard care. These penalties include a $10,342 fine on April 05, 2019, and a $181,284 fine on August 01, 2017, for a total of $191,626.
The nursing home received four 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 state of Florida and Medicare.com routinely update their comprehensive list of deficiencies online to reflect all 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 thoroughly investigate and report an injury of unknown origin for [one resident] reviewed for assessments after a fall.”
The state surveyors reviewed the resident’s clinical records and Nursing Notes dated June 27, 2018. The note indicated that there was “a bruise on his left ear unrelated to a fall. [The resident] was asked about it [and stated] ‘it was there before.’”
The surveyors interviewed the resident’s wife, who said that “she was aware [the resident] had fallen during the early morning hours [and when she came to pick them up] she noticed his left ear was red/purple.”
The resident’s wife said that he had said “he hit his head when he fell.” His wife said that “she did not remember speaking to the staff about the bruise or the details of the fall [and that the resident] did not complain of pain and was his usual self until two days later (June 29, 2018) when he complained of a bad headache after returning from [medical treatment].”
The resident returned for additional medical treatment and “complained of a bad headache.” His wife “asked [the nurse] if [the resident] could have something for a headache. The nurse said, ‘yes’, and gave him Tylenol.” His wife said the resident complained of pain later that day indicating that the Tylenol was not working.
At that point, the resident stated “that he thought he should go to the hospital. She told him that if he thought he should go, then he should go. She reported that while she was talking to them, she heard a female voice in the background. She stated [the resident] told her that he had to get off the phone because [the nurse] was there to take his vitals, and to see if he needed to go to the hospital.”
The following morning, the resident’s wife received a call from the facility informing them that “[the resident] was unresponsive, and they were sending him to the hospital.”
Do you suspect that your loved one suffered harm, injury injury, mistreatment, or died prematurely while living at Brighton Gardens Of Tampa Nursing Center? Contact the Florida nursing home abuse prevention lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Hillsborough County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including Tampa.
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Sources:
Attorney Blair N. Mendes, Esq.
Licensed in Florida
Chicago Nursing Home Injury Attorney Nursing Home Law Center LLC Home