Heritage Manor of Franklinton Nursing Center Abuse and Neglect Lawyers

Every nursing home in Louisiana has a legal obligation to provide each patient with the highest level of care according to established standards of quality. Unfortunately, many nursing staff will fail to follow the traditional procedures and protocols that can lead to preventable accidents, injuries, and the development of life-threatening bedsores.

If your loved one was injured while residing in Washington County nursing facility, contact the Louisiana Nursing Home Law Center attorneys now for help. Our team of abuse prevention lawyers has successfully resolved many compensation cases just like yours, and we can help your family too.

Heritage Manor of Franklinton Nursing Center

This long-term care center is a "for-profit" 114-certified bed home providing cares to residents of Franklinton and Washington County, Louisiana. The Medicare and Medicaid-participating facility is located at:

2000 Main Street
Franklinton, Louisiana 70438
(985) 839-4491
Heritage Manor of Franklinton Nursing Center

In addition to providing around the clock skilled nursing care, Heritage Manor of Franklinton Nursing Center offers other services. Additional focused care includes short-term and long term care.

The facility also provides comprehensive rehab services, wound care, assisted and independent living options, medically-complex care, respiratory care, bariatric 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.

Financial Penalties and Violations

State investigators working on behalf of the federal government, Medicare, and Medicaid have the legal authority to impose monetary fines or deny payment for Medicare services to any nursing facility that has violated rules and regulations.

The nursing home received seven complaints over the last three years that resulted in a violation citation. Additional information concerning the facility can be reviewed on the State of Louisiana Adult Protective Services Website.

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Franklinton Louisiana Nursing Home Safety Concerns

To ensure families are fully informed of the level of care every nursing home provides, the state of Louisiana and Medicare.com routinely update their long-term care home database systems with info on violations, citations, and deficiencies.

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 one out of five stars for quality measures.

• Failure to Immediately Notify the Resident’s Doctor or Family Member of a Change in the Resident’s Condition – citation #F580 date January 23, 2019

The state investigators determined that the nursing home “failed to immediately inform the resident’s responsible party and the resident’s Physician when [the resident’s] sustained a fall with injury and a skin tear injury.”

The severely, cognitively impaired male resident’s Report of a Resident Fall dated January 2, 2019, revealed that “the resident voiced he fell back on the toilet when he sat down earlier in the night [and] complained of discomfort to his daughter. The daughter notified the nurse of the resident’s report.” However, the resident’s physician was not notified until 11:45 AM, even though the resident had fallen at 2:30 AM.

The investigators determined that “there was no documentation of immediate notification of the responsible party or the resident’s Physician in the chart or on the report.”

In a separate summary statement of deficiencies dated April 4, 2019, the investigators determined that “the facility failed to ensure a resident’s responsible party was immediately notified of a change in condition.”

The resident’s SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation) Communication Form and Progress Note documented a change in condition on April 2, 2019, at 11:40 AM. The injury documented was a black/dark red color to the right great toe under the toenail.

In a third summary statement of deficiencies dated October 26, 2017, the nursing home “failed to immediately notify the resident’s responsible party following an accident determined to be a fall.” The Resident Incident and Accident Report and interview with the resident’s sister revealed that the daughter was present and stated that “she is his responsible party and his power of attorney and that she wanted to be notified of any changes in her brother and especially if he had an accident.”

The Responsible Party stated that “she was not notified of the resident being found on the floor under his roommate’s bed by anyone from the facility.” The investigators interviewed a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), who stated that “when she entered the room, she found [the resident] lying on the floor under the roommate’s bed sound asleep.”

Mistreated at Heritage Manor of Franklinton Nursing Center? We Can Help

Do you suspect that your loved one is the victim of harm, mistreatment, abuse, or neglect while living at Heritage Manor of Franklinton Nursing Center? Contact the Louisiana nursing home abuse prevention lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Washington County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including Franklinton.

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 concerning your monetary compensation case will remain confidential.

Sources:

• Inspection Report - 04/04/2019