The number of cases involving mistreatment in nursing facilities throughout Alabama has risen significantly over the last few decades. Many senior citizens, rehabilitating, and disabled become victims of abuse and neglect at the hands of caregivers, employees, visitors, or other patients. If your loved one was injured while living in a Montgomery County nursing facility, contact the Alabama nursing home affiliate attorneys now for immediate legal assistance.
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This long-term care center is a "for-profit" 138-certified bed home providing cares to residents of Montgomery and Montgomery County, Alabama. The Medicare and Medicaid-participating facility is located at:
2020 North Country Club Drive
Montgomery, Alabama 36106
(334) 263-1643
Diversicare of Montgomery Nursing Center
In addition to providing around the clock skilled nursing care, Diversicare of Montgomery Nursing Center offers other services. Additional focused care includes short-term and long term care.
The facility also provides comprehensive rehab services, wound care, pulmonary care, IV (intervenous) care, post-stroke care, enteral nutrition, pain management, hospice, oncology care, dementia and memory care, and physical, occupational, and speech therapies.
It is a legal responsibility of state and federal investigators to hold nursing homes accountable if they have violated rules and regulations that harmed or could have harmed a resident. These penalties include monetary fines and the denial of payment for Medicare services.
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 comprehensive Alabama Adult Protective Services Website.
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The state of Alabama 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, three out of five stars for staffing issues, and three out of five stars for quality measures.
The state investigators determined that the nursing home “failed to report to the State Agency an allegation of abuse reported to the facility [on a different date], by the resident’s family.” The deficient practice affected one resident at the facility.
The state investigators talked to the Director of Nursing about a resident reported grievance concern involving a resident who “was left in a bowel movement for a long time.” The Director indicated that the family of a resident was brought to her office to report concerns about being left in a bowel movement.
The surveyors asked the Director the procedure of “what should happen according to the facility policy when someone makes an allegation of abuse?” The Director stated, “to call the Administrator, determine if [the incident is] reportable and report to the Alabama Department of Public Health.”
The Director was asked if she considered a resident being left in a bowel movement for a long time was considered abuse. The Director replied, “it is dependent on how long the resident was left in a bowel movement.”
The investigative team asked, “what she had done to determine how long the resident was left in bowel movement.” The Director replied, “she had not got to that point” in the investigation. The surveyors asked if the allegation should have been reported to the State Agency. The Director replied, “this is what it sounds like since we were unable to determine how long [the resident] was in poop.”
The state investigators determined that the facility failed to develop policies that prevent mistreatment, neglect, or abuse of residents when it failed to ensure the Abuse Policy was implemented “when an allegation of abuse was made to the facility by a resident’s family.” The allegation “was not reported to the State Agency.” This investigation involved a review of resident’s records, interviews, and the facility policy titled: Abuse Policy, along with a review of the facility form titled Customer Concern/Grievance Communication Form.
Do you suspect that your loved one is the victim of mistreatment while living at Diversicare of Montgomery Nursing Center? Contact the Alabama nursing home abuse prevention lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Montgomery County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including Montgomery.
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Sources:
Attorney Brian Murphy
Licensed in Alabama
Chicago Nursing Home Injury Attorney Nursing Home Law Center LLC Home