Mistreating senior citizens living in nursing homes is an unacceptable, reprehensible, and disgraceful action done by the hands of caregivers, visitors, and other patients. Many families relocate their loved one into the nursing home, believing that they will receive the highest level of care in a safe environment. Unfortunately, neglect and abuse are an all too common occurrence that leaves victims harmed, injured, or dead.
If your loved one was injured while living in a Kanawha County nursing facility, contact the West Virginia 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 are financially compensated for your monetary damages.
This center is a 119-certified bed Medicare and Medicaid-participating facility providing services to residents of Sissonville and Kanawha County, West Virginia. The "for-profit" long-term care home is located at:
302 Cedar Ridge Road
Sissonville, West Virginia 25320
(304) 984-0046
Cedar Ridge Center Nursing Home
In addition to providing around the clock skilled nursing care, Cedar Ridge 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.
It is a legal responsibility of state and federal investigators to hold nursing homes accountable if they have violated rules and regulations that harmed or could have harmed a resident. These penalties include monetary fines and the denial of payment for Medicare services.
Over the last three years, Medicare denied payment on October 08, 2018, due to a lack of quality care. The nursing home received five complaints over the last three years that resulted in a violation citation. Additional information concerning the facility can be reviewed on the West Virginia Bureau for Children and Families Adult Protective Services Website.
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The federal government and the West Virginia Department of Public Health website update comprehensive information containing historical details of all citations and 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, two out of five stars for staffing issues and two out of five stars for quality measures.
The nursing home “failed to ensure [one resident] was free from verbal abuse” when a nursing aide “was overheard speaking to the resident in a loud tone and saying comments to the resident which were verbally abusive in nature while providing care to the resident.”
The surveyor overheard someone saying, “you need to stop acting like a two-year-old. Stop yelling and screaming if you want something you have to say please.”
The state investigators determined that “the facility failed to provide an environment free of accident hazards over which the facility had control. Chemical substances, shaving razors, and multiple toiletries were unsecured and accessible to residents in the South Short CLEANING Utility Room.” This failure “had the potential to affect more than a limited number of residents.”
A Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) stated during an interview that the “Cleaning Utility Room is to be locked at all times [and that] she would let someone know the door was not locking.”
In a separate summary statement of deficiencies dated June 29, 2017, the nursing home “failed to ensure the environment was free of accident hazards as is possible. The Clean Utility Room on the North Hall provided resident’s access to numerous potentially hazardous personal hygiene items. This failed practice had the potential effect more than a limited number of residents who were physically capable of entering the room.”
The state investigators conducted an initial tour of the facility and observed the Clean Utility Room. Although “the door had a keypad lock, the lock was not engaged, and the room was entered freely by two surveyors.” The investigators inspected the contents of the room and found numerous potentially hazardous items including products that states “in case of accidental ingestion, seek professional assistance or contact the Poison Control Center immediately.”
Do you believe that your loved one is the victim of mistreatment, abuse, or neglect while living at Cedar Ridge Center Nursing Home? Contact the West Virginia nursing home abuse lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Kanawha County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including Sissonville.
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Sources:
Attorney Bob Daley
Licensed in West Virginia
Nursing Home Injury Lawyer Nursing Home Law Center LLC Home