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This facility is a 163-certified bed "non-profit" long-term care home providing services and cares to residents of Tampa and Hillsborough County, Florida. The Medicare and Medicaid-participating center is located at:
4100 E Fletcher Ave
Tampa, Florida 33613
(813) 632-2455
Concordia Village of Tampa Nursing Center
In addition to providing 24/7 skilled nursing care, Concordia Village of Tampa Nursing Center offers other services. Additional focused care includes short-term, long term care, assisted living options, and memory care.
Fined $15,580 for substandard care
Both Florida and the federal government can impose a monetary fine or deny payments through Medicare when a nursing facility has been found to violate established regulations and rules. The higher the monetary fine, the more serious the violation is that likely harmed or could have harmed one or more residents at the nursing home.
Within the last three years, federal investigators imposed a monetary fine against Concordia Village of Tampa Nursing Center for $15,580 on September 28, 2017, citing substandard care. During this time, Medicare denied payment on November 30, 2018, due to a lack of quality care.
This nursing home received ten complaints and self-reported one serious issue over the last thirty-six months that resulted in violation citations. Additional information concerning the facility can be reviewed on the comprehensive Florida Adult Protective Services Website.
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The state of Florida 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 four out of five stars for quality measures.
The state investigators determined that the nursing home failed to report an injury from an unwitnessed fall involving one resident. It was documented that the resident’s daughter visited the previous day and the day of the incident and left after dinner time when the resident “fell out of bed on the floor.”
The nursing staff indicated that there were no visible injuries. However, the resident complained of pain in the left arm and bilateral hips. The nursing staff ordered an x-ray as soon as possible and contacted the son without response. The nursing staff was awaiting a call back from the son and made the Physician aware, who prescribed pain medication.
Later that evening, the resident refused to take pain medications. The Physician ordered an x-ray of the left shoulder and hips. The nursing staff began performing neurological checks in the areas where the resident complained of pain.
The nursing home spoke with the contracted x-ray company about the results of the resident’s x-ray. However, the company stated that “we only have one radiologist, due to the busy weekend schedule, there is no one available to read the x-ray results yet.”
The doctor then ordered that 911 EMS transport the patient to the emergency room via stretcher. At that time, the resident’s family was present for the transfer. The doctor gave orders for an “evaluation of a fracture of the right femoral neck and a minimal displaced intertrochanteric fracture of the left hip” caused by a fall.
However, a review of the resident’s incident log revealed that there “was no documentation of witnessed or unwitnessed falls.” The facility Health Services Director said “we fill out a falls pack and the nurse who witnessed the fall was supposed to document it. If we know about it, we document it, report it, and it goes in the log.” The Director of Nursing confirmed that the facility had failed to conduct an internal investigation surrounding the fall.
Was your loved one mistreated while residing at Concordia Village of Tampa Nursing Center? Contact the Florida nursing home abuse lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Hillsborough County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including Tampa.
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Sources:
Attorney Blair N. Mendes, Esq.
Licensed in Florida
Chicago Nursing Home Injury Attorney Nursing Home Law Center LLC Home