Some statistics show that more than one million Americans currently live in nursing homes. Many of these patients are our mothers, fathers, grandparents, siblings, children, and friends. Families often relocate their loved one into a nursing home, believing that they will receive the best care and improve the quality of life in a safe environment.
Unfortunately, mistreatment still occurs in many nursing homes, including those in Williams County. If your loved one was injured or died prematurely while residing in a nursing home, contact the Ohio Nursing Home Law Center Attorneys now for immediate legal intervention. Let our team of abuse prevention lawyers work on your family’s behalf to ensure you receive monetary compensation for your damages.
This nursing facility is a "for-profit" Medicare and Medicaid-participating home providing services to residents of Bryan and Williams County, Ohio. The 159-certified bed long-term care center is located at:
1104 Wesley Avenue
Bryan, Ohio 43506
(419) 636-5071
Bryan Center Nursing Home
In addition to providing 24/7 skilled nursing care, Bryan Center Nursing Home offers other services. Additional focused care includes short-stay care, IV (intravenous) therapy, respite care, hospice, wound care, dementia and memory care, colostomy care, and restorative services involving physical, speech and occupational therapies.
The investigators for the state 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.
This nursing facility received four complaints and self-reported two serious issues over the last three years that resulted in violation citations. Additional documentation concerning penalties and fines can be reviewed on the Ohio Department of Health Complaint Website.
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According to Medicare, this facility maintains an overall rating of two out of five stars, including three out of five stars concerning health inspections, two out of five stars for staffing issues and four out of five stars for quality measures.
State investigators determined that “the facility failed to complete a thorough investigation into an allegation of neglect for [one resident]. This [failure] had the potential to affect the 130 residents residing in the facility.”
The investigators reviewed the moderately, cognitively impaired resident’s Self-reported incident that revealed that 1:00 PM on December 29, 2016, the resident “was in the dining room when the facility staff reported a potential choking episode. The nursing staff performed the [Heimlich] maneuver. Upon investigation of the incident, it was discovered the resident had received regular chicken strips, cut into bite-size pieces.”
The facility investigation report over the incident identified seven staff members “involved in the incident as witnesses.” These employees included the Cook, a Registered Nurse (RN), two Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs), and three State-Tested Nursing Assistants (STNAs)
However, the facility investigation “revealed only three witnesses” the LPN, and two STNAs.
The nursing home “failed to provide privacy curtains to surround both beds in many double occupancies rooms.” This failure was observed during an initial tour of the facility with the Maintenance Director.
The tour revealed several “resident rooms had only one curtain suspended to tracking from the ceiling. The tracking system allowed [a portion] of the curtain to be pulled around either bed. However, the tracking and privacy curtain system could not be utilized to provide coverage and privacy around both beds in the double occupancies rooms.”
The facility “failed to treat residents in a dignified manner.” The investigation involved a resident with “no cognitive deficits” who requires extensive assistance with bed mobility, dressing, toileting, personal hygiene, supervision with eating” and “was on a Physician prescribed weight gain regimen.”
The state investigators interviewed the resident who stated she had a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) who was “very rude to her on two separate occasions [stating that] she made her feel very bad as she was trying to do as much as she could, and was planning to go home, but her home health had not been set up yet.”
Do you believe that your loved one was the victim of abuse or neglect while living at Bryan Center Nursing Home? Contact the Ohio nursing home abuse lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Williams County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including Bryan.
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Sources:
Attorney Nancy Iler
Licensed in Ohio
Chicago Nursing Home Injury Lawyer Nursing Home Law Center LLC Home