For many family members, detecting abuse and neglect in a nursing facility can be challenging at best, especially if your loved one has symptoms that mask the typical effects of mistreatment. In many cases, friends and family will mistake the natural progression of the aging process or a debilitating disease when actual abuse or neglect is occurring.
If you suspect that your loved one is the victim of mistreatment while living in a Hillsborough County nursing facility, contact the Florida nursing home affiliate attorneys now for immediate legal assistance. Our team of abuse prevention lawyers has handled cases just like yours, and we can help your family too. Call us now so we can begin working on your case today to ensure you receive financial compensation for your damages.
This Medicare and Medicaid-participating nursing center is a "for-profit" home providing services to residents of Tampa and Hillsborough County, Florida. The 266-certified bed long-term care home is located at:
1818 E Fletcher Ave
Tampa, Florida 33612
(813) 971-2383
Bristol at Tampa Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
In addition to providing 24/7 skilled nursing care, Bristol at Tampa Rehabilitation and Nursing Center offers other services. Additional focused care includes short-term and long term care, along with orthopedic rehab, amputee care, and wound care.
Fined $201,790 for substandard care
Federal and state investigators can penalize any nursing home that has violated rules and regulations that resulted in harm or could have resulted in harm to a resident. These penalties include imposing monetary fines and denying payment for Medicare services.
Within the last three years, federal investigators imposed a monetary fine against Bristol at Tampa Rehabilitation And Nursing Center for $201,790 on August 31, 2018, citing substandard care. During this time, Medicare denied payment on March 28, 2019, due to a lack of quality care.
This nursing home received seven complaints and self-reported one serious issue over the last thirty-six months that resulted in violation citations. Additional information concerning the facility can be reviewed on the comprehensive Florida Adult Protective Services Website.
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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 four out of five stars for quality measures.
The state investigators determined that the nursing home “failed to report alleged abuse for [two residents].” The investigation involved a resident with a Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) score of 00, indicating “severe impairment.”
This resident required “limited assistance for bed mobility, transfers, walking, and dressing, and extensive assistance for toileting. [The resident] had not exhibited any behaviors.” The resident was receiving medication for a delusional disorder, and the staff was instructed to “monitor behaviors for hallucinations/paranoia delusions.”
A Progress Note dated June 13, 2018, indicated that the resident “was standing at the nurse’s station taking off clothing, [and] the staff attempted to assist [in redressing] [the resident] multiple times. The staff was unable to redirect.”
Fifteen days later, on June 28, 2018, at 4:40 AM, “[the resident] was in the dayroom when he pulled off his pants and started masturbating in front of [a female resident] who was also sitting in the dayroom. [The resident] then proceeded to touch the female resident (who was fully clothed) on the crotch.”
The staff members immediately stopped the aggressive resident and took him to the bathroom “to put his pants back on. When brought back to the day room, [the resident] was separated from [the female resident] and placed on the other side of the dayroom. However, [the resident] attempted to approach [the female resident] again and was then taken to the dining room to prevent any further incidences.”
On June 3, 2018, in the evening, “[the resident] was observed ambulating in the unit and going to other residents’ rooms and voiding in the trash cans. [The resident] was redirected.” A few weeks later, the nursing staff notified the resident’s wife that the resident “was in the room with [another female] and he was lying in bed with his pants off.”
The male resident had “pulled [the female resident’s] blouse off.” The resident’s wife stated that “[the resident] had not had this behavior before.”
Do you believe that your loved one is the victim of mistreatment, abuse, or neglect while living at Bristol at Tampa Rehabilitation and 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 Lawyer Nursing Home Law Center LLC Home