For many family members, detecting abuse and neglect in a nursing facility can be challenging at best, especially if your loved one has symptoms that mask the typical effects of mistreatment. In many cases, friends and family will mistake the natural progression of the aging process or a debilitating disease when actual abuse or neglect is occurring.If you suspect that your loved one is the victim of mistreatment while living in a Douglas County nursing facility, contact the Nebraska nursing home network of attorneys at (800) 926-7565 now for immediate legal assistance. Our team of abuse prevention lawyers has handled cases just like yours, and we can help your family too. Call us now so we can begin working on your case today to ensure you receive financial compensation for your damages.
This long-term care home is a 100-certified bed center providing cares and services to residents of Omaha and Douglas County, Nebraska. The "for-profit" Medicare and Medicaid-participating facility is located at:
7501 Keystone Drive
Omaha, Nebraska 68134
(402) 572-5750
Keystone Ridge Post Acute Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
In addition to providing around the clock skilled nursing care, Keystone Ridge Post Acute Nursing and Rehabilitation Center offers other services. Additional focused care includes short-term and long term care.
The facility also provides comprehensive rehab services, wound care, respiratory care, IV (intervenous) care, post-stroke care, pain management, hospice, dementia and memory care, and physical, occupational, and speech therapies.
Fined $319,771 for substandard care
The investigators for the state of Nebraska and federal nursing home regulatory agencies have the legal responsibility of penalizing any facility that has violated rules and regulations that harmed or could have harmed a resident. These penalties often include monetary fines and denying payment of Medicare services. Typically, the higher the penalty, the more egregious the problem.
Within the last thirty-six months, investigators imposed four monetary penalties against Keystone Ridge Post Acute Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, citing substandard care. These penalties include a $31,746 fine on October 18, 2018, a $79,950 fine on June 14, 2018, a $70,200 fine on January 02, 2018, and a $137,875 fine on September 06, 2016, for a total of $319,771. During this time, Medicare denied payment on three occasions, including on October 18, 2018, June 14, 2018, and January 02, 2018, due to a lack of quality care.
This nursing facility received forty-four complaints and self-reported twelve serious issues over the last three years that resulted in violation citations. Additional information concerning the facility can be reviewed on the State of Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Website.
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Our attorneys obtain and review data on every Nebraska long-term care home from various online publically available sources, including the Department of Public Health website and Medicare.gov.
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 two out of five stars for quality measures.
The state investigators determined that the nursing home “failed to submit an investigation within five working days to the State Survey Agency for an allegation of potential abuse involving two residents [and] a missing property report for [a third resident].”
The investigators reviewed facility documentation dated March 6, 2016, that revealed the resident “had struck the back of [another resident’s] wheelchair with [their] walker after [the second resident] had told [a resident] to leave the room.”
The aggressive resident “was redirected out of the room. The facility investigation did not reveal any documentation to indicate the investigation had been submitted to the State Survey Agency” as required by law. The Director of Nursing “confirmed that the investigation was not submitted to the State Survey Agency.”
In a separate summary statement of deficiencies dated September 28, 2015, the facility “failed to submit investigations to the State Survey Agency within five working days for [two residents].”
In this investigation, the staff had notified Adult Protective Services that the resident “reported missing a black purse with three identification cards and money. Also noted on the form is that someone called Adult Protective Services again [the following day] to inform them that the missing items were found.”
Do you suspect that your loved one is the victim of mistreatment while living at Keystone Ridge Post Acute Nursing and Rehabilitation Center? Contact the Nebraska nursing home abuse prevention lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Douglas County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including Omaha.
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