The Texas nursing home network of attorneys at (800) 926-7565 represents victims of nursing home assault and abuse occurring in Texas. Our team of abuse prevention lawyers has handled cases where Hays County nursing home residents were mistreated by the medical team, Nurses, Certified Nursing Assistants, visitors, employees, and other patients.
If your loved one was injured at any Texas nursing facility, contact us today. Let us represent your family to ensure you receive monetary compensation from recovering your damages.
This long-term care home is a "for-profit" 126-certified bed center providing cares and services to residents of Kyle and Hays County, Texas. The Medicare and Medicaid-participating facility is located at:
1640 Fairway
Kyle, Texas 78640
(512) 268-1003
Legend Oaks Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center - Kyle
In addition to providing 24/7 skilled nursing care, Legend Oaks Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center - Kyle offers other services. Additional focused care includes short-term and long term care.
The facility also provides comprehensive rehab services, wound care, respiratory care, pulmonary care, IV (intervenous) care, post-stroke care, pain management, hospice, dementia and memory care, and physical, occupational, and speech therapies.
The state of Texas and the federal government have the legal obligation for monitoring every nursing facility and impose monetary fines or deny payments through Medicare if the facility has violated established nursing home regulations and rules. In serious cases, the nursing facility will receive multiple penalties if investigators find the violations are severe and harmed or could have harmed a resident.
Additional information concerning the facility can be reviewed on the State of Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Website.
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Your family can visit Medicare.gov and the Texas Department of Public Health website to obtain a complete list of all violations, citations, and deficiencies identified by investigators and surveyors.
According to Medicare, this facility maintains an overall rating of two out of five stars, including three out of five stars concerning health inspections, one out of five stars for staffing issues and four out of five stars for quality measures.
The state investigators determined that the nursing home “did not assess [a resident] for the need of physical restraints.” The resident “had restraints on each foot, one strap at the ankle, and one strap across the top of her foot to keep her feet on the wheelchair pedals.”
The state investigators determined that “this deficient practice could affect one resident who utilized a wheelchair in the facility and could put the resident at risk for potential injuries.” The investigation involved a resident who “was able to make her needs known.” The resident’s Quarterly MDS (Minimum Data Set) under restraints revealed: “that no restraints were used.”
A review of the resident’s Electronic Care Plan revealed that “straps were not addressed in the resident’s Plan of Care.” Also, “there was no assessment for the use of the straps on her feet.” The resident’s medical records revealed “no evidence that the Responsible Party was informed of the potential risks and benefits for the use of restraints.”
The state investigators conducted an initial tour of the facility and revealed that the resident was “sitting in her room, in her wheelchair, facing the window, with her head leaning forward toward the right.” As the Licensed Vocational Nurse and the surveyor entered the resident’s room, the resident “began to ask for someone to release her right foot.”
The nurse “released the right ankle strap and the strap across the foot and [the resident] automatically began to move her leg up and down stating she could now straighten it out and it felt good.”
The surveyor asked about the left leg, and she stated that “it did not hurt.” Later that afternoon, at 12:58 PM, the resident was observed “sitting in the dining room for lunch at the table with an overbed table in front of her with juice, water, and coffee.” Both of the resident’s feet “were strapped down to the wheelchair pedals.” At 8:07 AM the next morning, the resident was “in the dining room waiting for breakfast with both feet strapped down to the wheelchair pedals.”
The investigators interviewed a Licensed Vocational Nurse, the MDS Coordinator, who confirmed that the resident’s feet restraints “were not documented on the annual MDS, quarterly MDS, and electronic Care Plan.
Do you suspect that your loved one suffered injury or died prematurely while living at Legend Oaks Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center - Kyle? Contact the Texas nursing home abuse prevention lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Hays County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including Kyle.
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.
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