There are significant problems involving mistreatment occurring in nursing facilities nationwide. Typically, a lack of quality care often results from untrained nursing staff, minimal supervision, or insufficient staffing members on each shift. In these incidents, the patient’s needs are often ignored. This neglect can cause broken bones due to falling, or the development of preventable bedsores.
If your loved one was injured, abused or neglected while residing in a Montgomery County nursing facility, contact the Ohio 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. We can begin working on your case today.
This facility is a 140-certified bed "for-profit" long-term care home providing services and cares to residents of Centerville and Montgomery County, Ohio. The Medicare and Medicaid-participating center is located at:
1001 Alex Bell Road
Centerville, Ohio 45459
(937) 436-9700
Heartland of Centerville Nursing Center
In addition to providing 24/7 skilled nursing care, Heartland of Centerville Nursing Center offers other services. Additional focused care includes long-term and short-term care and outpatient rehabilitation.
Both the State of Ohio and the federal government can impose a monetary fine or deny payments through Medicare when a nursing facility has been found to violate established regulations and rules. The greater the monetary fine, the more serious the violation is that likely harmed or could have harmed one or more residents at the nursing home.
This nursing facility received five complaints and self-reported two serious issues over the last three years that resulted in violation citations. Additional information concerning the facility can be reviewed on the Ohio Department of Health Complaint Website.
Information on every intermediate and long-term care home in the state can be reviewed on government-owned and operated database websites including the Ohio Department of Public Health 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 four out of five stars for quality measures.
The state investigators determined that the facility failed “to implement their Abuse Policy by not timely reporting to the State Agency an allegation of potential neglect. This [deficient practice affected one resident] reviewed for potential neglect.”
The incident involved a cognitively impaired resident who “was totally dependent on one staff member with bathing and required an extensive one or two [person] assist for all other activities of daily living.”
A review of the resident’s Nurse’s Notes dated November 30, 2018, revealed that a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) “had documented the resident’s daughter was very loud and aggressive to the State-Tested Nursing Assistants and asked why her mother had not been taken care of all day.”
The note revealed that “the resident was transported to a local hospital.” The LPN stated that the daughter was already at the facility when she arrived for work saying that “the daughter was upset and wanted her mother showered, changed, and the bedding changed.”
The LPN stated that “the daughter was very upset and yelling. He further revealed she was pulling her mother’s clothes out of the closet and said she was taking her home right now because the facility was not taking care of her.” The LPN then called the Director of Nursing to report the incident.
The investigation revealed that the Second Shift Aide stated that approximately 5:00 PM, “the resident was falling asleep in her wheelchair, and she convinced her to let her put her to bed.” The Aide stated that “when she put her to bed, she changed her incontinence brief.” However, the Aide “did not change her gown.”
When the resident’s daughter had arrived, the resident was now “wet with urine from the wet gown.” The investigative team interviewed the Director Nursing, who confirmed that the report “was not submitted to the State Agency until December 12, 2018.”
The Director also confirmed that “he did not report the potential allegation of neglect [that occurred on] November 30, 2018, because [the resident’s] daughter had not used the word neglect when she came to the facility, yelling that her mother was not being properly cared for her.”
Do you suspect that your loved one is the victim of mistreatment while living at Heartland of Centerville Nursing Center? Contact the Ohio nursing home abuse lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Montgomery County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including Centerville.
Our legal team invites you to discuss your case with us today through an initial, free claim consultation. Also, we provide a 100% “No Win/No-Fee” Guarantee, meaning you will not owe us anything until after we have secured monetary recovery for your family. All information you share with our law offices will remain confidential.
Sources:
Attorney Nancy Iler
Licensed in Ohio
Chicago Nursing Home Injury Lawyer Nursing Home Law Center LLC Home