Many of the problems associated with mistreatment occurring in assisted-living facilities in nursing homes are the result of a lack of trained personnel, minimal supervision or understaffing. In these incidents, the needs of the residents are often ignored; they suffer serious injuries from a fall or develop life-threatening bedsores. Other residents wander away from the facility due to a lack of supervision; as mentioned in the citation below.
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This nursing facility is a "for profit" Medicare and Medicaid-participating home providing services to residents of Broken Arrow and Tulsa County, Oklahoma. The 89-certified bed long-term care center is located at:
1306 East College
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma 74012
(918) 251-3200
Cedarcrest Care Center
In addition to providing around the clock skilled nursing care, Cedarcrest Care Center offers other services. Additional focused care includes an activities program, social services, and restorative care including physical, speech and occupational therapies.
The investigators from the federal government and Oklahoma penalize caregiving facilities identified with severe violations of nursing home rules and regulations by withholding payment for Medicare services or imposing monetary fines. The higher the penalty usually means the worse offense.
Within the last three years, investigators imposed two monetary penalties against Cedarcrest Care Center, citing substandard care. These penalties include a $4,225 fine on August 01, 2018, and a $9,692 fine on May 31, 2017, for a total of $13,917.
The nursing home also received two complaints over the last three years that resulted in a violation citation. Additional documentation about fines and penalties can be found on the Oklahoma Long Term Care Provider Inspection Search Website.
The state of Oklahoma and federal government nursing home regulatory agencies routinely update their care home database system. This list contains historical information 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.
According to state investigators, “the facility failed to develop and implement their abuse policies and procedures for an allegation of verbal abuse.” This failure “had the potential to affect all fifty-six residents who resided in the facility.”
The state surveyors noted that “during the Resident Council interview, [a resident] stated a Nurse Aide had spoken with a gruff tone when she had requested her bed to be prepared for her to go to bed.” The resident stated that “an Aide answered her call light and she requested her bed be made/prepared for her to go to bed.” The Aide turned off the call light, spoke to her in gruff tone and left the room without making her bed.”
The resident could not remember the name of the Aide but did know that the Aide continued to work at the facility. The resident stated that she had not reported the incident to anyone but that the “Aide was gruff and cranky.” The resident stated that “she did not feel she should be treated in a manner when she requested help from the staff.”
Later that afternoon, the surveyors notified the Administrator “of the allegation of verbal abuse.” Seven days later “the resident record was reviewed for an update regarding the allegation of verbal abuse that was reported on July 24, 2018. The record did not include an incident report.”
The surveyors asked the Administrator “for a copy of the incident report faxed to the Oklahoma State Department of Health.” The Administrator “stated that she had not completed an incident report and did not fax a copy to the state office. She had not substantiated the allegation.” The Administrator stated that “if she did not substantiate an allegation of abuse she was not required to send a report to the State” which does not follow established rules and regulations.
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