Are you concerned that caregivers at the Clay County nursing facility have victimized your loved one through negligence and mistreatment? Do you suspect they have been physically, mentally, emotionally, or sexually assaulted by the nursing staff, visitors, or other patients?
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This nursing center is a "for-profit" Medicare and Medicaid-participating facility providing services and cares to residents of Green Cove Springs and Clay County, Florida. The 120-certified bed long-term care nursing home is located at:
803 Oak St
Green Cove Springs, Florida 32043
(904) 284-5606
Governors Creek Health and Rehabilitation
In addition to providing 24/7 skilled nursing care, Governors Creek Health and Rehabilitation offers other services. Additional focused care includes short-term and long term care.
The facility also provides comprehensive rehab services, wound care, pulmonary care, IV (intervenous) care, post-stroke care, enteral nutrition, pain management, hospice, oncology care, dementia and memory care, and physical, occupational, and speech therapies.
Florida and federal agencies have the legal responsibility of monitoring every nursing home and imposing monetary fines are denying reimbursement payments through Medicare if investigators identify serious violations and deficiencies. These penalties are typically imposed when the violation is severe and harmed or could have harmed a resident.
The nursing home received two complaints over the last three years that resulted in a violation citation. Additional information concerning the facility can be reviewed on the comprehensive Florida Adult Protective Services Website.
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Information on every intermediate and long-term care home in the state can be reviewed on government-owned and operated database websites, including the Florida Department of Public Health and Medicare.gov.
According to Medicare, this facility maintains an overall rating of one out of five stars, including one out of five stars concerning health inspections, two out of five stars for staffing issues, and one out of five stars for quality measures.
The state investigators determined that the nursing home “failed to provide treatment and care [according to] professional standards of practice by failing to follow Physician’s orders related to medication administration” involving two residents. The nursing home “also failed to provide appropriate wound care for [another resident] and failed to properly obtain orders for and document the use of a Foley catheter for [the fourth resident].”
The state investigators reviewed a resident’s Physician’s orders and Medication Administration Record. During an interview with the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), it was revealed that “[the nurse] confirmed that [the resident] did not receive her [antibiotics] today at 10:00 AM or 2:00 PM as ordered. She stated, ‘I have told the Unit Manager multiple times today and have also called her Physician to make him aware [that] [the resident] did not receive her antibiotics.”
The facility “failed to provide respiratory care and services consistent with professional standards of practice [involving two residents] reviewed for oxygen therapy.”
In one case, the surveyors observed the resident “lying in bed with oxygen applied via nasal cannula at 3.5 Liters Per Minute (LPM).” The following morning, the same resident was observed lying in bed, receiving the same amount of oxygen.
The investigative team noted that “the back of the oxygen concentrator revealed the filter was covered with thick gray debris.” On the third morning, the resident was still receiving the 3.5 L per minute oxygen.
The Respiratory Therapist stated that “the nursing staff is responsible for cleaning concentrator filters and ensuring residents were receiving the appropriate amount of oxygen.” A Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) confirmed that the resident was to receive 2.0 L per minute.
After entering the resident’s room and checking, the Licensed Practical Nurse confirmed that the resident “was receiving oxygen at a flow rate of 3.5 LPM instead of the 2.0 LPM that was ordered.” After intervention by the surveyor, the LPN confirmed that the resident now “had oxygen set up in her room, and it was applied at 2.0 LPM as ordered.”
Do you suspect that your loved one suffered injury or died prematurely while living at Governors Creek Health and Rehabilitation? Contact the Florida nursing home abuse prevention lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Clay County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including Green Cove Springs.
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Sources:
Attorney Blair N. Mendes, Esq.
Licensed in Florida
Chicago Nursing Home Injury Lawyer Nursing Home Law Center LLC Home