Any mistreatment of the senior citizen in a nursing facility can constitute neglect or abuse if it occurs at the hands of caregivers, employees, family members, friends, or other patients. Every member of the nursing team and employee staff always has a legal responsibility to protect their residents and keep them safe in their environment.
If your loved one was injured while residing in a Fresno County nursing facility, contact the California 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 financial compensation for your damages. Time is of the essence. All necessary documentation must be filed in the proper county courthouse before the statute of limitations expires.
This long-term care center is a 155-certified bed "for-profit" home providing services to residents of Fresno and Fresno County, California. The Medicare and Medicaid-participating facility is located at:
1665 M Street
Fresno, California 93721
(559) 268-5361
Healthcare Centre of Fresno Nursing Center
In addition to providing 24/7 skilled nursing care, Healthcare Centre of Fresno Nursing Center 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, cardiac rehab, pain management, fracture rehab care, dementia and memory care, and physical, occupational, and speech therapies.
Both the federal government and the state of California can impose monetary fines or deny payments through Medicare of any nursing facility that has been found to have violated the established nursing home rules and regulations.
This nursing facility received twelve complaints and self-reported ten serious issues over the last three years 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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Information on every intermediate and long-term care home in the state can be reviewed on government-owned and operated database websites, including the California 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 four out of five stars for quality measures.
The state investigators determined that the nursing home “failed to ensure the Abuse Policy was implemented effectively to prohibit neglect when a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) did not perform necessary care to [one resident when the resident] was left with urine-soaked bedding for a length of time.”
Another resident also was neglected “when left unattended in bed. These failures had the potential for physical and psychosocial harm for [the first resident], and potential physical harm for [the second resident].”
The Director of Nursing told the surveyors that “she knew of complaints made by the resident’s family and staff members of [a CNA's] neglectful behavior.” The Assistant Director of Nursing also confirmed that the CNA “would leave his assigned group of residents unattended, including [both of these residents].” The Assistant Director stated that on February 16, 2017, the CNA “left the floor unattended for a long period of time without informing the supervisor [and that] several of his assigned residents were left soaking wet.”
The Assistant Director went on to say that the CNA “left the resident’s needs unmet and during [the CNA's] absence, the second resident was found with his right leg caught between the bed rail and the mattress, which caused a bruise on his right leg.”
That resident’s clinical records indicated that the resident “requires total assistance of staff for bed mobility and transfers. The resident was wheelchair and bedbound and had advancing age with fragile skin.” The resident “was found to have his right leg stuck between the bed rail and mattress, resulting in discoloration of the skin. The incident was unavoidable secondary to the resident’s condition and poor safety awareness.”
A review of the facility’s policy and procedure titled: Abuse Prevention Program dated November 2016, indicated “…to ensure the health and safety and comfort of residents by preventing abuse and mistreatment. The facility does not condone any form of resident neglect and develops facility policies, procedures, training programs, and systems [to] promote an environment free from abuse and mistreatment.”
Do you suspect that your loved one suffered injury or died prematurely while living at Healthcare Centre of Fresno Nursing Center? Contact the California nursing home abuse prevention lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Fresno County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including Fresno.
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Sources:
Attorney Anthony Lanzone
Licensed in California
Chicago Nursing Home Injury Attorney Nursing Home Law Center LLC Home