The Alabama nursing home affiliate attorneys represent victims of nursing home assault and abuse occurring in Alabama. Our team of abuse prevention lawyers has handled cases where Madison County nursing home residents were mistreated by the medical team, Nurses, Certified Nursing Assistants, visitors, employees, and other patients.
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This long-term care home is a 105-certified bed center providing care and services to residents of Huntsville and Madison County, Alabama. The "for-profit" Medicare and Medicaid-participating facility is located at:
4010 Chris Drive
Huntsville, Alabama 35802
(256) 883-8656
Huntsville Health and Rehabilitation Nursing Center
In addition to providing 24/7 skilled nursing care, Huntsville Health and Rehabilitation 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, fall prevention, enteral nutrition, pain management, palliative care, audio impairments, and physical, occupational, and speech therapies.
Fined $20,237 for substandard care
Both Alabama 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 higher the monetary fine, the more serious the violation is that likely harmed or could have harmed one or more residents at the nursing home.
Within the last three years, federal investigators imposed a monetary fine against Huntsville Health and Rehabilitation Nursing Center for $20,237 on September 12, 2018, citing substandard care. Additional information concerning the facility can be reviewed on the comprehensive Alabama Adult Protective Services Website.
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The state of Alabama and Medicare.com routinely update their comprehensive list of deficiencies online to reflect all 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 one out of five stars for quality measures.
The state investigators determined that the nursing home failed to ensure the resident “was free from physical abuse.” The resident stated that another resident had hit them “in the mouth on March 15, 2016, [and] the facility did nothing about it.”
The surveyors stated that the resident had informed them on June 23, 2016, at 11:25 AM that they were “assaulted by a former resident [about] three months ago.” The resident stated that “the assaulting resident entered their room and hit them in the mouth with his/her fist.”
The assaulted resident stated that “the nurse came into the room to get [the assaulting resident] away from me, but that was it. I was assaulted, and they (the facility) told me because [the other resident] was not in his/her right mind, they could not do anything about it.”
The Director of Nursing was asked, “who is responsible for reporting all abuse allegations?” The Director replied, “she was and the Administrator.” The Director confirmed that they were aware of the incident involving both residents. The Director stated that one resident had wandered into another resident’s room who “was hollering for help. Before the staff got to [the hollering resident, the assaulting resident] hit that resident in the mouth.”
The surveyors asked the Director, “when was this was reported to the State?” The Director replied, “it was not reported to the State.” The surveyors asked, “why it was not reported to the State.” The Director stated, “we did not see that as abuse.”
The Director of Nursing indicated that the type of incidents reported to the state included “any abuse, neglect, or fractures of unknown origin.” The Director also indicated that these incidents should be reported: “within twenty-four hours.”
The survey team asked the Director if this assaulting resident had ever had “a problem with hitting in the past, and if so, what was done about it?” The Director replied that this resident “was combative with staff, the staff would wait until he/she calms down and the staff would redirect him/her with activities.” The Director confirmed that they and the Administrator made the decision “not to report this incident to the State.” The Administrator stated that the facility “thought it was not abuse because of [the assaulting resident’s] impaired cognitive status.”
Do you believe that your loved one is the victim of mistreatment, abuse, or neglect while living at Huntsville Health and Rehabilitation Nursing Center? Contact the Alabama nursing home abuse prevention lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Madison County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including Huntsville.
It is always free to discuss your case with our legal team. We provide a 100% “No Win/No-Fee” Guarantee, meaning you will owe us nothing until we can secure a financial recovery on your behalf.
Sources:
Attorney Brian Murphy
Licensed in Alabama
Chicago Nursing Home Injury Lawyer Nursing Home Law Center LLC Home