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Many of the problems associated with mistreatment occurring in assisted-living facilities in nursing homes are the result of a lack of trained personnel, minimal supervision, or understaffing. In these incidents, the needs of the residents are often ignored; they suffer serious injuries from a fall or develop life-threatening bedsores. Other residents wander away from the facility due to a lack of supervision; as mentioned in the citation below.
If your loved one was assaulted, abused, mistreated, or neglected while residing in a Lane County nursing facility, contact the Oregon Nursing Home Law Center Attorneys now for immediate legal assistance. Let our team of abuse prevention lawyers work on your family’s behalf to ensure you receive monetary compensation for your damages.
This long-term care facility is a 106-certified bed "non-profit" home providing services and cares to residents of Eugene and Lane County, Oregon. The Medicare and Medicaid-participating center is located at:
3500 Hilyard Street Eugene, Oregon 97405 (541) 687-9211 Good Samaritan Society - Eugene Village Nursing Center
In addition to providing 24/7 skilled nursing care, Good Samaritan Society - Eugene Village Nursing Center offers other services. Additional focused care includes short-term and long term care.
The facility also provides Huntington’s disease care, post-acute rehab services, memory care, special care unit, hospice, adult day services, men’s behavioral care, respite care, traumatic brain injury (TBI) care, and senior living options.
Fined $6500 for substandard care
Oregon and the federal government have the legal obligation to monitor every nursing facility and impose monetary fines or deny payments through Medicare if the home has violated established nursing home regulations and rules. In severe cases, the nursing facility will receive multiple penalties if investigators find the violations are severe and harmed or could have harmed a resident.
Within the last three years, federal investigators imposed a monetary fine against Good Samaritan Society - Eugene Village Nursing Center for $6,500 on August 03, 2018, citing substandard care. The nursing home received ten complaints over the last three years that resulted in a violation citation.
Additional information concerning the facility can be reviewed on the State of Oregon Department of Human Services Website.
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Our attorneys obtain and review data on every Oregon long-term care home from various online publically available sources, including the Department of Public Health website and Medicare.gov.
According to Medicare, this facility maintains an overall rating of two out of five stars, including two 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 complete a thorough investigation for [two residents] reviewed for falls. This [deficient practice] placed residents at risk for accidents.”
A Nurse’s Note dated April 17, 2016, in the early afternoon, revealed that “the resident was found on the floor in the resident’s room. The note indicated the resident was found next to the resident’s bed and had a red mark to the left cheek and nose.”
A Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) found the resident on the floor “after an apparent self-transfer from the bed. The investigation also indicated the resident had a history of [falls].”
A Nurse’s Note dated July 10, 2016, just after noon, revealed that the resident “was found on the floor in the dining room.” The note indicated the resident had slipped out of the wheelchair and had no injuries.” The investigation “also indicated the resident would be placed in a tilt-in-space wheelchair to help with positioning. The investigation did not include witness statements, what caused the fall, and whether the Care Plan interventions were followed.”
A staff member acknowledged that the investigation into the resident’s falls “were not thoroughly [investigated and] did not include witness statement, causes of the falls, whether the Care Plan was followed for each fall.”
A different investigation involving a second resident documented that this “resident had no injuries from a fall today.” An investigation dated at the time of the incident on April 6, 2016, revealed that the resident “was found by a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) lying on his/her back in front of the resident’s wheelchair. The investigation indicated the resident had wiggled out of the wheelchair and the resident had no injuries.”
Do you suspect that your loved one suffered injury or died prematurely while living at Good Samaritan Society - Eugene Village Nursing Center? Contact the Oregon nursing home abuse prevention lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Lane County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including Eugene.
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