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This nursing center is a "for-profit" Medicare and Medicaid-participating facility providing services and cares to residents of Scottsdale and Maricopa County, Arizona. The 108-certified bed long-term care nursing home is located at:
3339 North Drinkwater Blvd
Scottsdale, Arizona 85251
(480) 949-5400
Heritage Court Post Acute of Scottsdale Nursing Facility
In addition to providing around the clock skilled nursing care, Heritage Court Post Acute of Scottsdale 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, enteral nutrition, pain management, hospice, oncology care, dementia and memory care, and physical, occupational, and speech therapies.
Arizona and federal investigators have the legal authority to penalize any nursing home that has been cited for a serious violation that harmed or could have harmed a nursing home resident. Typically, these penalties include imposed monetary fines and denial of payment for Medicare services.
The nursing home received four complaints over the last three years that resulted in a violation citation. Additional information concerning the facility can be reviewed on the comprehensive Arizona Adult Protective Services Website.
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The federal government and Arizona Department of Public Health website update comprehensive information containing historical details of all citations and violations.
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 that the nursing home “failed to develop an interim Care Plan for one resident.” The investigation involved a cognitively intact resident who “requires limited assistance for all activities.”
The investigative team reviewed the resident’s Physician’s orders and wound care, including instructing the staff to ensure the resident wears a stint on “the left arm until seen by a follow-up orthopedic appointment in a week.” However, “no other Care Plan problems were identified or developed during the entire admission related to the resident’s burn injuries of the feet, dog bite injury, fracture with the splint on the right arm, wound care, pain, or antibiotic use, or activities of daily living.”
The investigators interviewed a Licensed Practical Nurse who stated that “she has never initiated an admission or interim Care Plan, but she could update it if it was needed.” She further stated that “it was the Registered Nurse on duty that would initiate the Care Plan.”
The Registered Nurse acting as the Director of Nursing stated that “the interim Care Plans are usually initiated by the MDS (Minimum Data Set) Nurse or the Director of Nursing, or any nurse can enter them. They are to be done upon admission or if not done are completed the next day with chart checks.”
The Director further stated that “chart checks look for consents, the applicable admission assessments, and Care Plans.” The Director of Nursing stated the interim Care Plan should include activities of daily living, pain, catheters, oxygen, skin integrity, medical conditions, fall risks or precautions, and any other specific risks.”
The state investigators reviewed the facility’s policy titled: Care Planning that reads in part:
“The resident Care Plan will be initiated within twenty-four hours of the admission.” The “resident’s Plan of Care’s reviewed and revised on an ongoing basis, quarterly, and at a minimum or as needed with changes in condition.”
Was your loved one mistreated while residing at Heritage Court Post Acute of Scottsdale Nursing Facility? Contact the Arizona nursing home abuse lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Maricopa County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including Scottsdale.
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Sources:
Attorney James Morgan
Licensed in Arizona
Chicago Nursing Home Injury Attorney Nursing Home Law Center LLC Home