Many families entrust caregivers in nursing homes to provide their loved one the highest level of services in a safe, compassionate environment. Unfortunately, there are severe signs of mistreatment, abuse and neglect still occurring to patients and facilities nationwide.
If your loved one was mistreated while residing in a Bryan County nursing facility, contact the Georgia Nursing Home Law Center attorneys now. Let our team of lawyers work on your behalf to ensure your family is adequately compensated for your monetary damages. Time is of the essence. All necessary paperwork must be filed in the proper county house before the Georgia statute of limitations expires.
This long-term care facility is a 100-certified bed "for profit" home providing care to residents of Richmond Hill and Bryan County, Georgia. The Medicare/Medicaid-participating center is located at:
127 Carter St
Richmond Hill, Georgia 31324
(912) 756-6131
Federal and state investigators can penalize any nursing home that has violated regulations that resulted in harm or could have harmed a resident. These penalties include imposing monetary fines and denying payment for Medicare services.
Within the last three years, nursing home regulators imposed a monetary penalty against Bryan County Health and Rehab Center for $18,691 on July 27, 2017. Also, the facility received one formally filed complaint that resulted in a citation. Additional information concerning this facility can be reviewed on the Georgia Nursing Home Reporting Website.
Our attorneys routinely review data on every long-term and intermediate care facility posted on Medicare.com and the Georgia Department of Public Health website. This data is a valuable tool to use when choosing the best location to place a loved one who needs the highest level of services and care in a safe environment.
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 one out of five stars for quality measures.
Failure to Have Sufficient Nursing Staff to Provide Care for Every Resident to Ensure Their Well-Being Is Maximized - citation date September 3, 2015
According to investigators, "the facility failed to meet the needs of three residents when there "recently was not enough staff and occasionally [the residents] had to wait for assistance." In one incident, a resident stated that "last night, the Aide was not aware she needed to be woken up and changed every two hours because she had a bad rash and her peri-area."
The resident stated that "she went to bed around 10:00 PM last night and was not changed again until around 6:00 AM. She said her brief was soaked and the bed was wet. She said the Aide was nice, but she was not told to wake her up during the night to change her."
Failure to Provide Every Resident an Environment Free of Accident Hazards and Provide Adequate Supervision to Prevent Avoidable Accidents - citation date July 27, 2017
The state surveyors stated that the "facility failed to ensure that the resident environment remains as free from accident hazards as possible for two of four halls." Observations were made of a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) who "left her medication cart unlocked, unsupervised and out of her view while administering medication to a resident in the A Hall. The cart was unlocked and unsupervised for approximately two to three minutes while the nurse and the supervisor were in the resident room."
Failure to Ensure Services Provided by the Nursing Facility Meet Professional Standards of Quality - citation date June 28, 2018
The investigative team noted that the nursing facility "failed to ensure that finger stick blood sugars (FSBS) were completed for one resident so that insulin could be administered per Physician's orders."
The investigative team reviewed a resident's Medication Administration Record (MAR) Assessment that revealed that "a Finger Stick Blood Sugar was not drawn and there was no insulin administered at the time as ordered by the Physician."
Do you suspect that your loved one was the victim of mistreatment while living at Bryan County Health And Rehabilitation Center? Contact the Georgia nursing home abuse lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Bryan County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas including Richmond Hill.
Our legal team provides a free initial case consultation to every potential client and offer a 100% "No Win/No-Fee" Guarantee. This promise means you will not pay us anything until after we have secured monetary recovery on your behalf. All information you share with our law offices will remain confidential.
Attorney Lance D. Lourie
Licensed in Georgia
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