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.
If your loved one was injured while living in a Hartford County nursing facility, contact the Connecticut Nursing Home Law Center Attorneys now for immediate legal intervention. Let our team of abuse prevention lawyers handle your case to ensure your family is adequately financially compensated for your damages. Let us begin working on your case today.
This Medicare and Medicaid-participating nursing center is a "for-profit" home providing services to residents of West Hartford and Hartford County, Connecticut. The 257-certified bed long-term care home is located at:
1 Abrahms Blvd
West Hartford, Connecticut 06117
(860) 523-3800
Hebrew Center for Health and Rehabilitation
In addition to providing 24/7 skilled nursing care, Hebrew Center for 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, senior day center, and physical, occupational, and speech therapies.
Both the federal government and the state of Connecticut have the legal responsibility to levy monetary fines or deny payments through Medicare if a nursing home has violated established rules and regulations that harm or could have harmed residents.
Medicare has cited this facility for abuse. Medicare says that “every nursing home resident deserves to retain their basic human dignity and be treated with respect at all times. Abuse and neglect are never acceptable.” Nursing homes “cited for abuse are required to take steps to protect their residents.”
This nursing facility received thirteen complaints and self-reported four serious issues over the last three years that resulted in violation citations. Additional information concerning the facility can be reviewed on the comprehensive Connecticut Department of Social Services Adult Protective Services Website.
Call (800) 926-7565 Toll-Free for a No Obligation Consultation
Our attorneys review data on every long-term and intermediate care facility on Medicare.com and the Connecticut Department of Public Health website.
According to Medicare, this facility maintains an overall rating of one out of five stars, including one 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 the nursing home "failed to ensure residents were free from abuse/mistreatment.” A review of the resident’s Care Plan “did not identify any issues with making allegations of mistreatment toward staff or a history of making allegations toward staff or other residents.”
The survey team interviewed the resident, who identified that “there was a nurse that treated him/her roughly.” The resident indicated that the Registered Nurse (RN) Supervisor “treated him/her roughly and indicated the incident occurred a while ago, sometime in the summer.”
The resident also indicated that “there were two other nurses present during the incident. The resident further indicated he/she had a rash and was receiving antibiotics and indicated that that was the reason the nurses were in his/her room on the date in question.”
The resident indicated that the RN “turned him/her very quickly, twisting his/her arms and flipped him/her around roughly.” The resident said, “I felt like a rag doll during the incident.” The resident told the Registered Nurse “to stop because he/she felt like he/she was being treated roughly, but [the RN] continued with what he/she was doing without stopping.”
The “nursing staff failed to ensure the proper administrative staff was notified of the allegations, and an investigation was initiated at the time of the report and not twenty-four hours later [that follows] facility practice.” Two residents “reported allegations of abuse or mistreatment.
A Reportable Event Form indicated that a resident “accused the Nurse Aide of hitting his/her roommate in the head.” A statement identified the resident “had accused the same Nurse Aide who had hit his/her roommate of unplugging his/her television and throwing the call bell on the floor. The report identified a Nurse Aide directed the accused Nurse Aide to leave the room and she then notified the Charge Nurse of the allegation.”
Do you believe that your loved one was the victim of abuse or neglect while living at Hebrew Center for Health and Rehabilitation? Contact the Connecticut nursing home abuse prevention lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Hartford County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including West Hartford.
We do not charge for case evaluations and consultations. Also, we provide a 100% “No Win/No-Fee” Guarantee. This promise means we will postpone all of your payments for legal services until after we have secured a financial recovery on your behalf. All information you share with our law offices will remain confidential.
Sources:
Attorney Nicholas E. Wocl
Licensed in Connecticut
Chicago Nursing Home Injury Lawyer Nursing Home Law Center LLC Home