Many families have limited options on how to handle the care of a loved one who requires medical professionals in a skilled nursing environment. Typically, reputable nursing homes follow established procedures and protocols to ensure that every resident’s needs are met. Unfortunately, mistreatment still occurs in some facilities in Texas.
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This nursing facility is a "for profit" Medicare and Medicaid-participating home providing services to residents of Houston and Harris County, Texas. The 125-certified bed long-term care center is located at:
8902 West Rd
Houston, Texas 77064
(713) 849-0990
Legend Oaks Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center - Northwest Houston
In addition to providing 24/7 skilled nursing care, Legend Oaks Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center - Northwest Houston offers other services. Additional focused care includes in-house therapies, wound care, pulmonary programs, language and speech therapies, neurological condition care, and swallowing dysfunction care involving electrical stimulation.
Federal agencies and the State of Texas have a legal responsibility to monitor every nursing facility. If serious violations are identified, the government can impose monetary fines or deny payments through Medicare if the resident was harmed or could have been harmed by the deficiency.
This nursing home received sixteen complaints and self-reported one serious issue over the last thirty-six months that resulted in violation citations. Additional documentation about fines and penalties can be found on the Texas Health and Human Services Nursing Facility Quality Review Website.
To be fully informed on the level of care nursing homes provide, families routinely research Medicare.gov and the Texas Department of Public Health website database systems for a complete list of deficiencies, violations, and citations.
According to Medicare, this facility maintains an overall rating of one out of five stars, including two out of five stars concerning health inspections, one out of five stars for staffing issues and three out of five stars for quality measures.
The investigators documented that the facility failed to prevent the negligence of a resident. Specifically, the facility “failed to provide a mechanical lift to transfer [the resident by] the Plan of Care.”
As a result, two Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) transferred the resident under her arms which resulted in sustained right shoulder dislocation. These failures “affected one former resident and placed all eighty-nine residents [who are] dependent on staff for assistance with transfers at risk for injury.”
A review of the resident’s Medical Records indicated that the severely, cognitively impaired resident requires extensive assistance and a two-person physical assist for transfers and a one-person physical assist for dressing, eating, bed mobility, and personal hygiene. The resident was “totally dependent for one-person physical assist for toilet use and bathing and was frequently incontinent of bowel and bladder.”
A review of the facility’s Provider Investigation Report dated August 10, 2017, revealed that six days earlier at 2:30 PM, a Licensed Vocational Nurse reported that two Certified Nursing Aides (CNAs) requested for him to assess the resident. Upon assessment, the resident’s “right shoulder appeared to be dislocated, and according to both CNAs, they were transferring [the resident] from the shower chair to the bed, and after [the resident] was placed on the bed they heard her right shoulder pop.”
A hospital X-ray Report identified a fracture “through the mid-shaft of the humerus with 7.0 mm of lateral displacement of the distal component.” One CNA stated that “she was [putting the resident] back to bed after her shower and [another CNA] help her.” At that time, the resident “was able to help a little, but both of them put their arm under [the resident’s] arms and transferred from the shower chair to the bed.” When they did, they heard her arm pop.”
The CNA stated that “she was to have used a Hoyer lift to transfer [the resident].” The CNA stated that she did not look “at the Kardex [before transferring the resident] but went off a memory.” The CNA was “suspended pending an investigation.”
Were you the victim of mistreatment, neglect or abuse while living at Legend Oaks Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center - Northwest Houston? Contact the Texas nursing home abuse lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Harris County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including Houston.
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