Families deciding to place a loved one into a nursing home are often overwhelmed at the thought that they will not receive the best care. Unfortunately, mistreatment occurs at many facilities nationwide, including in Nevada.If your loved one was injured while living in a Clark County nursing facility, contact the Nevada nursing home affiliate attorneys now for immediate legal intervention. Let our team of abuse prevention lawyers work on your family’s behalf to ensure you receive financial compensation from recovering your damages. All the necessary paperwork must be filed in the proper county courthouse before the statute of limitations expires.
This long-term care center is a "for-profit" 160-certified bed home providing care to residents of Las Vegas and Clark County, Nevada. The Medicare and Medicaid-participating facility is located at:
5650 South Rainbow Blvd
Las Vegas, Nevada 89118
(702) 470-1102
Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation - Spring Nursing Center
In addition to providing around the clock skilled nursing care, Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation - Spring Nursing Center offers other services. Additional focused care includes short-term and long term care.
The facility also provides comprehensive rehab services involving IV antibody therapy, pulmonary care, wound care, neurological rehab, orthopedic rehab, stroke rehab, hospice, and social services. Additional services include assisted and independent living options and hospital rehab management.
The federal government has the legal authority to penalize any nursing home that has violated rules and regulations that have harmed or could have harmed a nursing facility resident. These penalties include denial of payment for Medicare services are an imposed a monetary fine.
This nursing home received eight complaints and self-reported one serious issue over the last thirty-six months that resulted in violation citations. Additional information concerning the facility can be reviewed on the comprehensive Nevada Adult Protective Services Website.
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The state of Nevada and federal government nursing home regulatory agencies routinely update their care home database system. This list contains historical information of all citations and violations.
According to Medicare, this facility maintains an overall rating of two out of five stars, including two out of five stars concerning health inspections, five 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 ensure four of twenty-six employees received training regarding elder abuse, [and] ensure reference checks were completed [before] employment for five of twenty-six employees per the facility’s policy.” Specifically, “there was no documented evidence the following employees received training regarding elder abuse,” including the Administrator, Director of Activities, Acting Director of Nursing, Registered Nurse, the Director of Staff Development, and the Personnel Coordinator.
There was “no evidence that the above employees had received training regarding elder abuse.” The directors and Personal Coordinator indicated, “abuse training should have been conducted upon hire for each employee.”
The facility “failed to ensure a resident was safe to smoke without supervision.” Additionally, the nursing home failed to “ensure post-fall neurological checks were conducted for an unwitnessed fall for [another resident].”
In one case, the resident “had an incident in the facility’s designated smoking area.” The resident indicated that “he went out to smoke without supervision [and stated that] he usually put his long hair in a ponytail when going out to smoke but did not do so” at that time.
The resident said it was a windy day, and when he “went to light the cigarette, the wind blew his hair over the lighter flame and singed the front of his hair. [The resident] did not get burned.”
The surveyors reviewed the resident’s Care Plan that indicated that “[the resident] had been assessed as a dependent smoker and must have staff with him [because he is] at risk for potential burns.” The Care Plan interventions include “monitor for safety during smoking.”
The facility Director of Nursing confirmed that the male resident “should have been supervised while smoking.” The staff failed to follow established protocols.
Do you believe that your loved one was the victim of abuse or neglect while living at Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation - Spring Nursing Center? Contact the Nevada nursing home abuse prevention lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Clark County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including Las Vegas.
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