Mistreating senior citizens living in nursing homes is an unacceptable, reprehensible, and disgraceful action done by the hands of caregivers, visitors, and other patients. Many families relocate their loved one into the nursing home, believing that they will receive the highest level of care in a safe environment. Unfortunately, neglect and abuse are an all too common occurrence that leave victims harmed, injured, or dead.If your loved one was injured while living in a Westchester County nursing facility, contact the New York Nursing Home Law Center attorneys now for immediate legal intervention. Let our team of dedicated abuse prevention lawyers work on your family’s behalf to ensure you are financially compensated for your monetary damages.
This nursing center is a "for profit" Medicare and Medicaid-participating facility providing services and cares to residents of New Rochelle and Westchester County, New York. The 183-certified bed long-term care nursing home is located at:
490 Pelham Road
New Rochelle, New York 10805
(914) 636-2800
Glen Island Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation
In addition to providing around the clock skilled nursing care, Glen Island Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation offers other services. Additional focused care includes post-acute care, dementia care, respite care, short-term rehab, and restorative services involving occupational and physical therapies.
Federal agencies and the State of New York have a legal responsibility to monitor every nursing facility. If serious violations are identified, the government can impose monetary fines or deny payments through Medicare if the resident was harmed or could have been harmed by the deficiency.
This nursing facility also self-reported a serious problem over the last three years that resulted in a violation citation. Additional documentation about fines and penalties can be found on the New York State Nursing Home Report Website.
The state of New York 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 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 did not ensure the advanced directives formulated for [ten of forty-seven residents] regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) would be honored. Specifically, the facility did not effectively implement a system to identify these residents at all times who have written consents for DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) that they would not be resuscitated when indicated.”
The surveyors reviewed the facility’s policy and procedures regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The documentation shows that “a yellow dot will be placed on the outside of the clinical record cover, and a yellow dot will be placed on the ID (identification) band to indicate that the resident has a DNR order. All others will be considered full code and will be resuscitated.”
The state surveyors observed a resident who “had no ID band applied. This [problem] was immediately brought to the attention of the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) caring for the resident. A few minutes later, [the CNA] showed the surveyor that the resident was wearing an ID band with a white strip” to indicate resuscitate when necessary. However, the resident “has had a written consent to a DNR order” for some time.
The surveyors reviewed the resident’s medical record where a yellow dot was on the spine of the resident’s medical record, and a yellow dot was on the outside of his room.”
The nursing home “did not ensure [one resident reviewed for medical treatment had ongoing communication between the treatment center] and the facility regarding the resident’s response to [their medical treatment].” The resident was receiving services at a community-based center three days out of every week.
While the resident’s Plan of Care indicated the medical treatment, the document “did not reflect how the facility would communicate” with the center that was providing the treatment.
Do you suspect that your loved one suffered injury or died prematurely while living at Glen Island Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation? Contact the New York nursing home abuse lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Westchester County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas including New Rochelle.
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Sources:
Attorney Jennifer Wilson
Licensed in New York
Chicago Nursing Home Injury Attorney Nursing Home Law Center LLC Home