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This center is a 120-certified bed Medicare and Medicaid-participating facility providing services to residents of Tampa and Hillsborough County, Florida. The "for-profit" long-term care home is located at:
2811 Campus Hill Dr
Tampa, Florida 33612
(813) 979-9400
Excel Care Center Nursing Home
In addition to providing 24/7 skilled nursing care, Excel Care Center Nursing Home offers other services. Additional focused care includes short-term and long term care.
The facility also provides comprehensive rehab services involving internal case management, respiratory therapy, orthopedic care, neurological care involving Parkinson's disease and multiple sclerosis, and patient education. Additional services involved rehabilitation, including physical, speech and occupational therapies.
Fined $198,724 for substandard care
Florida and federal investigators have the legal authority to penalize any nursing home that has been cited for a serious violation that harmed or could have harmed in nursing home residents. Typically, these penalties include imposed monetary fines and denial of payment for Medicare services.
Within the last three years, investigators imposed two monetary penalties against Excel Care Center Nursing Home, citing substandard care. These penalties include a $178,554 fine on November 02, 2018, and a $20,170 fine on September 24, 2016, for a total of $198,724.
This nursing home received fourteen 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 federal government and the Florida Department of Public Health website update comprehensive information containing historical details 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, 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 provide a systematic process to ensure residents were free from harm and neglect. On October 19, 2018, the facility failed to process an admission order for [a resident] outlining nothing by mouth.”
Two staff members witnessed the resident consuming food. Her “son found the food remnants on her clothing and bed as [the resident] reports she ate food.” Within twenty-four hours after the resident was observed eating, “she became hypoxic,” a condition involving “the absence of enough oxygen in the tissues to sustain bodily functions.”
The resident’s Physician confirmed that “food was consumed; this could cause [the resident] to experience hypoxia.” The resident was sent to the hospital by emergency transportation. The resident was readmitted to the facility with an order to receive 7.0 L of oxygen per nasal cannula.
However, “[the admitting nurse] failed to provide the necessary care, services, and meet the needs of [the resident] by not following the hospital-ordered oxygen levels.” The admitting nurse attended “a scheduled nursing meeting at the time of [the resident’s] readmission.”
The facility Administrator indicated that “the facility had identified neglect for [the resident] related to not providing the correct oxygen dose.” The resident had been administered 2.0 L of oxygen for ninety minutes on admission.
It was determined that “the failure of the facility administration staff to identify neglect related to providing food to [a resident] on NPO status and not providing oxygen at the ordered 7.0 L resulted in findings of an Immediate Jeopardy.” This investigation involved interviews and observations including “the Nursing Home Administrator, the Director of Nursing, nursing staff, [the resident’s] physician, and a review of clinical and medical records, policies and procedures.”
Were you the victim of mistreatment, harm, abuse, or neglect while you lived at Excel Care Center Nursing Home? Contact the Florida nursing home abuse prevention 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 Lawyer Nursing Home Law Center LLC Home