Many families are overwhelmed when they make the ultimate decision to place a loved one in a nursing home to ensure the quality of their life is maximized. They believe that they will receive the best care in a compassionate, respected, and safe environment. Unfortunately, not all members of the nursing team will uphold their responsibility and provide care that meets the resident’s needs.If your loved one was injured, abused, mistreated or neglected while living in a Otsego County nursing facility, contact the New York Nursing Home Law Center attorneys now for immediate legal help. Our team of dedicated abuse prevention lawyers can work on your family’s behalf to ensure you receive monetary compensation for your damages. Let us begin working on your case today.
This nursing facility is a "for profit" Medicare and Medicaid-participating home providing services to residents of Oneonta and Otsego County, New York . The 80-certified bed long-term care center is located at:
330 Chestnut Street
Oneonta, New York 13820
(607) 432-8500
Chestnut Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
In addition to providing 24/7 skilled nursing care, Chestnut Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center offers other services. Additional focused care includes tracheostomy care, podiatry care, post-surgical orthopedic care, respiratory management, stroke recovery care, oxygen therapy, infection management, specialized dementia care, nutritional counseling management.
Both the federal government and the state of New York can impose monetary fines or deny payments through Medicare of any nursing facility that has been found to have violated the established nursing home rules and regulations.
This nursing facility received three 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 New York State Nursing Home Report Website.
Your family can visit Medicare.gov and the New York Department of Public Health website to obtain a complete list of all violations, citations, and deficiencies identified by investigators and surveyors.
According to Medicare, this facility maintains an overall rating of one out of five stars, including one out of five stars concerning health inspections, three out of five stars for staffing issues and three out of five stars for quality measures.
According to state investigators, “the facility did not ensure it implemented policies and procedures that prohibit and prevent abuse, neglect, and exploitation of residents.” One resident had been identified “for potential abuse. Specifically, [the resident’s] complaint voiced during a Resident Council Meeting was not reported to the Administration for investigation.”
A review of the Resident Council Meeting Minutes documented that a nurse screamed at a resident at night.” The investigators asked the Director of Nursing “for the investigation of this concern. She looked at the minutes and stated she did not know anything about it; this was the first time she had heard of it.”
The activity staff member who conducted the council meeting was interviewed and shown the minutes of the meeting. The “Activity Staff Member could not remember who stated that about the nurse. She was asked what happened after the statement was made and stated she thought she told her supervisor.” The staff member indicated that “she did not know who that was at the time, they have had three activities directors recently.”
The survey team interviewed a resident and asked, “if there was a nurse who yelled at her. She stated not that I know of. She was asked if she knew (the name of the nurse). She said that the name sounded familiar but could not say anything more.”
The investigators interviewed the facility Administrator, who stated “she was not aware of the Resident Council concern until yesterday. She stated that the “Activity Staff should have notified her or the Director of nursing immediately of the concern. She would have looked into it.”
The Administrator stated that “they did investigate the concern yesterday. She stated they did not have an Activity Director at the time. The Activity Director would or should have read the minutes and reported the concern. The Administrator stated that the activity staff holding the meeting should have reported the concern right away to Administration.”
Were you the victim of mistreatment while you lived at Chestnut Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center? Contact the New York nursing home abuse lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Otsego County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including Oneonta.
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Sources:
Attorney Jennifer Wilson
Licensed in New York
Chicago Nursing Home Injury Attorney Nursing Home Law Center LLC Home