For many family members, detecting abuse and neglect in a nursing facility can be challenging at best, especially if your loved one has symptoms that mask the typical effects of mistreatment. In many cases, friends and family will mistake the natural progression of the aging process or a debilitating disease when actual abuse or neglect is occurring.
If you suspect that your loved one is the victim of mistreatment while living in a Salt Lake County nursing facility, contact the Utah Nursing Home Law Center Attorneys now for immediate legal assistance. Our team of abuse prevention lawyers has handled cases just like yours, and we can help your family too. Call us now so we can begin working on your case today to ensure you receive financial compensation for your damages.
This long-term care center is a "for profit" 120-certified bed home providing cares to residents of West Jordan and Salt Lake County, Utah. The Medicare and Medicaid-participating facility is located at:
3706 West 9000 South
West Jordan, Utah 84088
(801) 280-2273
Copper Ridge Health Care Nursing Center
In addition to providing around the clock skilled nursing care, Copper Ridge Health Care Nursing Center offers other services. Additional focused care includes in-house therapy, social services, activities, and outpatient care plans.
Both the state of Utah and federal agencies penalize nursing homes by denying reimbursement payments from Medicare or imposing monetary fines anytime the facility is cited for a severe violation of established regulations and rules that harm or could harm residents.
Within the last three years, federal investigators imposed a monetary fine against Copper Ridge Health Care Nursing Center for $66,074 on May 17, 2017, citing substandard care.
The nursing home received three complaints over the last three years that resulted in a violation citation. Additional information concerning the facility can be reviewed on the Utah Health Facility Licensing, Certification, and Resident Assessment Website.
To be fully informed on the level of care nursing homes provide, families routinely research Medicare.gov and the Utah Department of Public Health website database systems for a complete list of deficiencies, violations, and citations.
According to Medicare, this facility maintains an overall rating of two out of five stars, including one out of five stars concerning health inspections, four out of five stars for staffing issues and four out of five stars for quality measures.
Failure to Provide Every Resident an Environment Free of Accident Hazards and Provide Adequate Supervision to Prevent Avoidable Accidents – citation #F689 date June 26, 2018
The state investigators determined the “facility did not ensure that the resident environment remained as free of accident hazards as was possible.” The nursing home failed to ensure that the resident “received adequate supervision and assistance devices to prevent accidents. Specifically, the resident fell and sustained a wrist fracture after the staff did not respond to her call light timely.”
Additionally, “a second resident fell during staff-assisted cares and sustained a fracture. The deficient practice identified for both residents was found to have occurred at a harm level.”
Documentation at the facility noted by a Registered Nurse (RN) indicated that the resident had an unwitnessed fall, and the patient was found on the floor. It was noted that the resident had been sitting upright in front of her closet with their walker in front of her. The resident reported that “she hit her head when she fell and that she was experiencing pain in her left wrist” that was swollen. However, there was no bruising but pain during an assessment of the resident’s range of motion.
The report indicated that “she was trying to change her pants without assistance and lost her balance.” The resident “was educated [before] in the shift to use the call light.” An x-ray of the resident’s risk identified a “mildly displaced comminuted intra-articular distal radius fracture.”
A review of the Call Light Event Report for that date indicated that the resident had turned “her call light on at 7:05 PM, [and] it was cleared sixteen minutes later at 7:21 PM.” Later, the resident had used her call light at 9:05 PM and it was cleared twelve minutes later. Finally, the resident had turned her call light on “at 11:08 PM, and [and] it was cleared thirty-seven minutes later at 11:45 PM” when the resident “was found on the floor by the Aide.”
Do you believe that your loved one is the victim of mistreatment, abuse, or neglect while living at Copper Ridge Health Care Nursing Center? Contact the Utah nursing home abuse lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Salt Lake County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including West Jordan.
You will not be charged to discuss your case with our legal team during an initial, free case review. Also, we provide a 100% “No Win/No-Fee” Guarantee. This promise means that you will owe us nothing until we have secured financial compensation on your behalf.
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