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Genesis Health Care Nursing Home Sample Negligence Verdicts & Lawsuits
Genesis Health Care at a Glance
Number of Facilities | over 350 |
Headquarters | 101 East State Street Kennett Square, PA 19348 |
Year founded | 1985 |
Type of Care Provided | Rehabilitation Therapy Long Term Care Assisted/Senior Living Genesis SelectCare (Home Care) |
Genesis was created through a series of mergers and complex financial transactions. The company began in 1985, when the company’s two founders purchased nine nursing homes. The company grew dramatically over the next 15 years to become a multi-billion dollar corporation. However, in 1999, the company filed for its first bankruptcy in the wake of cuts to the Medicare program that impacted its revenue.
Six years after emerging from Chapter 11, Genesis was taken private in 2007. Since many nursing homes companies have found that a way to “unlock” value involves leveraging their real estate, Genesis sold all of the real estate under its nursing homes in 2011. This means that the nursing home must pay rent to its new landlord.
Genesis Healthcare Inc. purchased Sun Healthcare Group Inc. in 2012 to continue its expansion. The company then merged with Skilled Healthcare Group Inc. in 2015. Genesis is based in Kennett Square, PA and is a publicly-traded corporation and has roughly $5 billion in annual revenues. Genesis’ website is found at www.genesishcc.com . Genesis has been in a variety of different legal and regulatory trouble during its existence.
In 2017, Genesis settled six different federal lawsuits related to its billings by paying the United States government nearly $54 million. The government had accused Genesis of fraudulent billing in the submission of false claims for unnecessary services or grossly substandard rehab care.
Some of this settlement involved actions taken by Sun Healthcare and Skilled Healthcare Group. Genesis assumed liability for their actions when it bought the companies. This suit was brought by several whistleblowers who received a portion of the payment that Genesis had to make to the federal government.
Lawsuits Brought Against Genesis Nursing Homes Due to Patient Neglect
When a defendant settles a lawsuit, it does so with the thought process that fighting the allegations can ultimately cost it more money than the settlement. Alternatively, the nursing home corporation can defend itself and lose, resulting in a jury verdict.
Nursing homes can be sued under a variety of different circumstances. The nursing home owes a certain duty of care to your loved one. This attaches to both the care that they give their residents as well as the medical care that residents receive at the home. If either of these is substandard in a way that causes any injury or harm to your loved one, the nursing home can be liable to pay your family compensation.
Below are some of the common areas where nursing homes have faced legal liability as well as some of the verdicts against Genesis facilities and the settlements into which it entered. Some of the common areas of suit include:
- Abuse and mistreatment
- Negligence
- Deficient medical care
- Wrongful death from falls
- Infection
- Neglect
Abuse and Neglect Lawsuits Involving Genesis Nursing Homes
Jury Verdict ($800,000) in California - The plaintiffs had alleged neglect so severe that it ultimately led to the decedent’s death. The nursing facility failed to provide the elderly patient with any care such that the resident developed a foul-smelling discharge from his tracheostomy and had maggot infestations at various sites in his body. The infestations were so severe that the resident’s breathing became blocked, ultimately causing his death. Ultimately, the neglect was so grave that it was considered to be abuse. The verdict included $300,000 in punitive damages given the egregiousness of the lack of care for the plaintiff.
Jury Verdict ($2.5 million) in New Mexico – The plaintiff had a pacemaker inserted and was at the facility to recover. The wound was painful and was oozing and red. The woman informed her family and the staff at the home of the issues that she was having, yet nothing was done to treat the wound from her surgery. The nursing home’s doctor never looked at the resident’s incision. The plaintiff was discharged from the facility and died 11 days later from a blood infection and various other ailments that were caused by the infection at the site of the wound.
Jury Verdict ($15.65 million) in North Carolina – The plaintiff’s family brought suit against the nursing home when their relative’s head became wedged between the mattress of her bed and its bed rails. This caused the accidental strangulation of the resident. The family contended that the facility’s staff failed to adequately monitor the resident, who was incapacitated from a stroke. In addition, the nursing home was alleged to have negligently constructed the decedent’s bed such that it became a hazard. The plaintiff’s received a large award, most of which was for pain and suffering.
Fall Lawsuits Against Genesis Nursing Homes
Settlement ($215,000) in Pennsylvania – The plaintiff suffered multiple falls. The injuries were severe enough that it required the removal of his prosthetic hip. The nursing home was alleged to have not implemented proper fall prevention measures. Usually, after each time the resident has fallen, the nursing home has an obligation to update the fall prevention plan in order to prevent subsequent falls. The nursing home must also provide an environment that is free from accident hazards.
Inadequate Medical Care Lawsuits Against Genesis Nursing Homes
Settlement ($275,000) in Pennsylvania – A resident was operating his wheelchair and was going through a door. In the process, the resident’s wheelchair careened out of control and the resident has a violent crash in the parking lot. The resident died from his injuries. The family sued for a lack of supervision since the resident lay in the parking lot for some time before he was discovered. While the resident was lying in the parking lot severely injured, he suffered a heart attack which ultimately led to his death. Timely medical care could have saved the resident’s life.
Jury Verdict ($625,000) – Genesis was one of the facilities where the decedent resided after he already suffered an injury due to deficient pressure wound care at another nursing home. While under the care of this facility, the resident’s condition worsened. Even though he was already frail, his pressure wounds grew worse and he also contracted pneumonia and suffered from falls. Genesis was apportioned just over one-third of the total jury verdict for its failures to care for the plaintiff and prevent further worsening of his condition..
Infection Lawsuits Brought Against Genesis
Settlement ($300,000) in New Jersey – The plaintiff’s family alleged that the resident did not receive proper wound care while at the facility. The resident’s physician’s orders called for a certain number of wound changes during a period of time, and the facility missed numerous bandage changes, resulting in an infection for the plaintiff. Although the plaintiff ultimately died from cancer, the family was still entitled to a recovery for the infection.
Jury Verdict ($42.75 million) in Kentucky – A 92-year old man was brought to a nursing home. Within nine days of his arrival, he had developed multiple infections and bedsores. The man was taken to a hospital where he died. The jury reacted viscerally to the details of the man’s care at the facility and hit the nursing home with $40 million in punitive damages.
Pressure Ulcer Lawsuits Brought Against Genesis
Settlement ($800,000) in Pennsylvania – This was an action brought by the plaintiff’s estate against the nursing home. The plaintiff developed multiple issues in part due to an alleged lack of care. One of these issues was pressure ulcers. The facility was alleged to have not ordered timely medical care for the plaintiff and did not track the medical care that was given. The plaintiff also experiences severe weight loss, sepsis, and renal failure.
Settlement ($200,000) in Pennsylvania – A resident had untreated pressure sores that resulted in sepsis. This ultimately led to the resident’s death. The family claimed that the nursing home should have repositioned the resident to avoid the pressure sores, and then when there was a skin breakdown, they should have staged the pressure ulcers and treated them. This would have involved wound care had the facility done so.
Concerned About a Loved One in a Genesis Nursing Home? Get Legal Help Now
If your family member has been a resident at any Genesis Healthcare facility and has suffered any type of injury, you should contact an attorney to discuss the merits of a possible legal case against the nursing home. As you can see, Genesis has experienced many changes over the years, and sometimes, these nursing homes have cut back on the necessary staffing in the name of profits. Understaffed facilities are a prime cause of some of the issues that you see described above that led to large verdicts against the nursing homes or other settlements.
The attorneys at the Nursing Home Law Center can help you if you need to take on the Genesis nursing home chain in court. Call us today at (800) 726-9565 to learn how we can help your family.
For information on individual Genesis facilities, look at the pages below.
Alabama
Arizona
Colorado
Connecticut
- Arden House Nursing Home
- Glendale Center Nursing Home
- Groton Regency Center Nursing Home
- Harrington Court Nursing Home
- Madison House Nursing Home
- Meriden Center Nursing Home
- Saint John Paul II Center
- St Camillus Rehabilitation Center
- St Joseph's Center Nursing Home
- The Reservoir Nursing Home
- Village Green of Bristol Rehabilitation and Health Center
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Indiana
Kentucky
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
- Apple Valley Center Nursing Home
- Courtyard Nursing Care Center
- Elaine Center at Hadley Nursing Home
- Glen Ridge Nursing Care Center
- Lighthouse Nursing Care Center
- Milford Center Nursing Home
- Sarah Brayton Nursing Care Center
- Somerset Ridge Center Nursing Home
- Sutton Hill Center Nursing Home
- The Guardian Center Nursing Home
- Wakefield Center Nursing Home
- Willow Manor Nursing Home
Montana
New Hampshire
- Bedford Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Nursing Home
- Clipper Harbor Nursing Home
- Colonial Hill Center Nursing Home
- Country Village Center
- Crestwood Center Nursing Home
- Elm Wood Center at Claremont Nursing Home
- Harris Hill Center Nursing Home
- Keene Center Nursing Home
- Laconia Center Nursing Home
- Lafayette Center Nursing Home
- Mineral Springs Nursing Home
- Mountain Ridge Center
- Oceanside Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Pheasant Wood Center Nursing Home
- Pleasant View Center Nursing Home
- Ridgewood Center Nursing Home
- Rochester Manor Nursing Home
- Westwood Center Nursing Home
- Wolfeboro Bay Center Nursing Home
New Mexico
North Carolina
Ohio
Rhode Island
Tennessee
Utah
Virginia
Vermont
- Bennington Health and Rehabilitation Center
- Burlington Health and Rehabilitation Nursing Home
- Rutland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
- Saint Albans Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
- Springfield Health and Rehabilitation Center
- St Johnsbury Health and Rehabilitation Center, Saint Johnsbury, Vermont
Washington
West Virginia
- Canterbury Center Nursing Home
- Care Haven Center Nursing Home
- Cedar Ridge Center Nursing Home
- Dunbar Center Nursing Home
- Glenville Center Nursing Home
- Heritage Center Nursing Home
- Hidden Valley Center Nursing Home
- Hilltop Center Nursing Home
- Logan Center Nursing Home
- Marmet Center Nursing Home
- Parkersburg Center Nursing Home
- Pierpont Center at Fairmont Campus Nursing Home
- Pine Lodge Nursing Home
- Putnam Center Nursing Home
- Raleigh Center Nursing Home
- Ravenswood Village Nursing Home
- Salem Center Nursing Home
- Shenandoah Center Nursing Home
- Sistersville Center Nursing Home
- The Madison Nursing Home
- Valley Center Nursing Home
- White Sulphur Springs Center Nursing Home
- Willows Center Nursing Home