Many families face the most difficult challenge of placing a loved one in a nursing home when they are no longer able to provide the care at home. However, finding the right location can be difficult. Many facilities in Ohio have received numerous citations for violating nursing home rules and regulations.
If your loved one is the victim of abuse, mistreatment or neglect while residing in a Fayette County nursing facility, contact the Ohio Nursing Home Law Center Attorneys today for immediate legal assistance. Let our team of lawyers work on your family’s behalf to ensure you receive monetary compensation to recover your damages.
This long-term care facility is a 107-certified bed "for profit" home providing services and cares to residents of Washington Court House and Fayette County, Ohio. The Medicare and Medicaid-participating center is located at:
201 Courthouse Parkway
Washington Court House, Ohio 43160
(740) 895-6101
Four Seasons of Washington Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
In addition to providing 24/7 skilled nursing care, Four Seasons of Washington Nursing and Rehabilitation Center offers other services. additional focused care includes life skills therapy, outpatient therapy services, short-term rehab, orthopedic care, psychiatric services, counseling, and restorative care including 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.
Within the last three years, federal investigators imposed a monetary fine against Four Seasons of Washington Nursing and Rehabilitation Center for $8,996 on June 21, 2017, citing substandard care.
This nursing facility also self-reported two serious problems over the last thirty-six months that resulted in violation citations. Additional information about this nursing home can be found on the Ohio Long-Term Care Consumer Guide.
Our attorneys review data on every long-term and intermediate care facility on Medicare.com and the Ohio Department of Public Health website.
According to Medicare, this facility maintains an overall rating of one out of five stars, including two out of five stars concerning health inspections, one out of five stars for staffing issues and four out of five stars for quality measures.
According to state investigators, “the facility failed to ensure a resident was free from abuse.” This deficient practice by the nursing staff involved a severely, cognitively impaired resident “investigated for abuse.”
The investigators reviewed a self-reported incident dated March 10, 2018, that revealed “an allegation of verbal abuse regarding [a resident] against [a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)].” The summary identified that the LPN “was using a very loud tone of voice, telling the resident to wake up because she was not allowed to sleep in the common area.”
The incident involving the LPN was reported by two State-Tested Nursing Aides (STNAs). The facility placed the LPN on administrative leave, conducted a thorough investigation and terminated the employee “because the allegation of verbal abuse was substantiated.”
The investigative team interviewed the Administrator who revealed: “she completed a full investigation which included interviews with all staff at work in the dementia unit on the night in question.” The Administrator stated that they had also attempted to speak with the resident to determine if she was alright. The resident “stated she was, but it was determined she was not a credible witness. There were no signs of injury.”
The nursing home “failed to provide necessary treatment and services to promote healing and prevent new pressure ulcer development.” This deficient practice affected one resident “reviewed for pressure ulcers.” The surveyors noted that the facility “identified that no current residents have pressure ulcers.”
The survey team reviewed the Physician’s Orders and Care Area Assessments. One resident’s Care Plan notes that the resident “is at risk for pressure ulcers related to decreased mobility, incontinence, Alzheimer, and total care for all activities of daily living.” The nursing staff is guided to offload the resident’s heels.
However, a review of the resident’s Nurse’s Notes indicated that the Physician was at the bedside and noted blister filled areas to the resident’s left inner heal. The survey team observed the resident up in the Geri-chair “with no [Physician ordered] wound boots on and feet were resting on the foot of the recliner and not offloaded.”
Were you the victim of mistreatment while you lived at Four Seasons of Washington Nursing and Rehabilitation Center? Contact the Ohio nursing home abuse lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Fayette County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas including Washington Court House.
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. All information you share with our law offices will remain confidential.
Sources:
Attorney Nancy Iler
Licensed in Ohio
Chicago Nursing Home Injury Attorney Nursing Home Law Center LLC Home