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 severe injuries from a fall or develop life-threatening bedsores. Other residents wander away from the facility due to a lack of supervision.
If your loved one was assaulted, abused, mistreated, or neglected while residing in a Los Angeles County nursing facility, contact the California Nursing Home Law Center Attorneys now for immediate legal assistance. Let our team of abuse prevention lawyers work on your family’s behalf to ensure you receive monetary compensation for your damages.
This nursing center is a "for-profit" Medicare and Medicaid-participating facility providing services and cares to residents of Glendale and Los Angeles County, California. The 106-certified bed long-term care nursing home is located at:
525 South Central Avenue
Glendale, California 91204
(818) 240-1610
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In addition to providing around the clock skilled nursing care, Chandler Convalescent Hospital offers other services. Additional focused attention includes short-term and long term care.
The state and federal investigators have the legal authority to penalize any nursing home that has been cited for a severe violation that harmed or could have harmed a nursing home resident. Typically, these penalties include imposed monetary fines and denial of payment for Medicare services.
This nursing facility received eight complaints and self-reported two serious issues over the last three years that resulted in violation citations. Additional information concerning the facility can be reviewed on the comprehensive California Department of Social Services Adult Protective Services Website.
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The state of California and Medicare.com routinely update their comprehensive list of deficiencies online to reflect all 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 state investigators determined the nursing home "failed to assess a resident’s pain before and after administration of [pain medication] for [one resident].” This deficient practice “had the potential to result in the unnecessary use of [medication that could affect the resident’s] health and well-being.”
The resident’s Care Plan indicated that there was a concern, and problem for “a potential pain due to a left fibular fracture. The Care Plan goal indicated [the resident’s] pain would be relieved within one hour of intervention. The nursing interventions included to assess pain symptoms, identify frequency, location, quality, onset, and manner of expressing pain, provide non-pharmacological interventions, administer medications as ordered and notify the Physician if ineffective, and handle gently during care.”
A review of the resident’s MDS (Minimum Data Set) Assessment and Pain Assessment indicated that the resident “had pain occasionally in the last five days with a pain level of seven of ten (pain rating scale, zero being no pain and ten is the worst pain), and received a scheduled pain medication regimen and non-medication intervention for pain.” However, a review of the resident’s pain administration between January 1, 2018, and January 29, 2018, found “no documented evidence [that the resident’s] pain was assessed before and after the administration of [pain medication].”
The facility “failed to provide wound care services for [one resident] by failing to ensure [the resident] received appropriate pressure injuries treatment.” The nursing home also failed to ensure that the resident “received wound evaluations from a Wound Specialist/Consultant.” These “deficient practices resulted in [the resident’s] pressure injuries becoming worse.”
As a result, the resident “developed twelve new pressure injuries and was admitted to the General Acute Care Hospital” for evaluation and treatment. An interview with a Licensed Vocational Nurse revealed that the “resident’s pressure injuries became worse and [the resident] developed other pressure injuries while the resident was at the facility.”
The nurse stated that “the Wound Specialist did not evaluate [the resident’s] pressure injuries due to the resident’s insurance issues.” The nurse noted that the resident “was supposed to have a consultation with a Wound Care Specialist so that the Wound Specialist could determine what type of treatment the resident needed.”
Do you believe that your loved one has suffered harm through mistreatment while living at Chandler Convalescent Hospital? Contact the California nursing home abuse prevention lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Los Angeles County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including Glendale.
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Sources:
Attorney Anthony Lanzone
Licensed in California
Chicago Nursing Home Injury Attorney Nursing Home Law Center LLC Home