Many of the 1.5 million residents in nursing facilities in the U.S. are victims of mistreatment. In some cases, the nursing staff neglects these patients, or caregivers, visitors, employees, and other residents abuse, sexually assault, or mistreat the patient.
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This nursing home is a Medicare and Medicaid-participating "for-profit" center providing care and services to residents of Orange and Orange County, California. The 21-certified bed nursing facility is located at:
393 S Tustin St
Orange, California 92866
(714) 289-2400
Healthbridge Children's Hospital - Orange Skilled Nursing Facility
In addition to providing 24/7 skilled nursing care, Healthbridge Children's Hospital - Orange Skilled Nursing Facility 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, pain management, respite care, oncology care, and physical, occupational, and speech therapies.
The investigators for the federal government and state of California nursing home regulatory agencies have the legal authority to impose monetary fines or deny payment for Medicare services if the nursing facility is cited for serious violations of rules and regulations.
This nursing home received fifteen complaints and self-reported one serious issue over the last thirty-six months that resulted in violation citations. Additional information concerning the facility can be reviewed on the comprehensive California Department of Social Services Adult Protective Services Website.
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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 three out of five stars for quality measures.
The state investigators determined that the nursing home “failed to report an allegation of verbal abuse involving a Registered Nurse (RN) and [one resident] to the State Agency. This failure had the potential to put [the resident] and other vulnerable residents at risk for abuse.”
The state investigators interviewed the facility’s CEO and asked about an allegation of verbal abuse involving a Registered Nurse that had occurred on October 7, 2018. The CEO stated that “they were unaware of any allegation of verbal abuse involving [the RN] to the resident.”
The investigators interviewed a Registered Nurse and asked about the staff-reported verbal abuse to a resident. The RN stated that “he was told by a staff member that there was a report of verbal abuse involving a resident and another RN.” This RN stated that the staff told him that the other RN “said something bad to the resident, which had been reported to the administration staff.”
An interview with a severely cognitively impaired resident was conducted in the presence of a Licensed Vocational Nurse. The nurse stated that the resident “had slurred speech but could verbalize his needs, was able to walk and had episodes of behaviors and outbursts of yelling, screaming, hitting staff, and throwing things.”
A second Licensed Vocational Nurse stated that a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) had reported that “she overheard [the allegedly verbally abusive RN tell the resident] to ‘get your ass back in the room.’” This nurse stated that they had “completed an incident report.” The Certified Nursing Assistant verified the incident and stated that she reported her concerns to her supervisor.
The investigators interviewed the Licensed Vocational Nurse, who stated “she went to administration (HR) to follow up about the verbal abuse incident report she had completed. However, the HR staff did not know about the allegation.”
The CEO spoke with the HR staff concerning the allegation of verbal abuse and found a report that was dated November 11, 2018, regarding the incident that occurred on October 7, 2018. The CEO stated that “she did not report it to the State Agency or Board of Registered Nursing” as required by law.
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Sources:
Attorney Anthony Lanzone
Licensed in California
Chicago Nursing Home Injury Lawyer Nursing Home Law Center LLC Home