The mistreatment of the elderly living in nursing homes is disgraceful, unacceptable, and reprehensible. Many families entrust the care of their loved one to the nursing home staff only to be horrified when they realize that they are being mistreated, neglected, or abused by caregivers, employees, or other patients.
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This facility is a 99-certified bed "for-profit" long-term care home providing services and cares to residents of Sun City and Riverside County, California. The Medicare and Medicaid-participating center is located at:
27600 Encanto Drive
Sun City, California 92586
(951) 679-6858
Life Care Center of Menifee
In addition to providing around the clock skilled nursing care, Life Care Center of Menifee offers other services. Additional focused care includes short-term and long term care, and physical, occupational, and speech therapies.
California and federal agencies have the legal responsibility of monitoring every nursing home and imposing monetary fines are denying reimbursement payments through Medicare if investigators identify serious violations and deficiencies. These penalties are typically imposed when the violation is severe and harmed or could have harmed a resident.
This nursing facility received twenty-four complaints and self-reported four serious issues over the last three years that resulted in violation citations. Additional information concerning the facility can be reviewed on the comprehensive California Department of Social Services Adult Protective Services Website.
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To be fully informed on the level of care nursing homes provide, families routinely research Medicare.gov and the California 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 one out of five stars concerning health inspections, two out of five stars for staffing issues, and four out of five stars for quality measures.
The state investigators determined that the nursing home “failed to ensure the interventions for fall prevention were consistently being implemented for [the resident]. This failure increased the risk of falls for [a resident].” The state investigators conducted an unannounced visit at the facility to “investigate a ‘quality of care’ issue.”
The investigators reviewed the resident’s Fall Risk Evaluation indicating a score of eighteen, meaning “high risk for fall.” The resident’s Care Plan for Falls indicated that “there was a scheduled toilet visit before and after meals.” The Clear Directive Record indicated not to leave the resident unattended in the bathroom or dining areas.
There was a toileting entry in the medical records at 9:36 AM. “There was no other documentation indicating toileting assistance was provided [that day according to] the Plan of Care. There is no documented evidence indicating scheduled toileting was conducted since the admission except [on one occasion].”
A Nurse’s Note documented at 6:30 PM indicated that a Licensed Nurse “was at the nurse’s station when ‘I heard a loud thud’ from the 200 Hallway. I heard the resident in 202 calling out. She was lying next to her bed, supine with her head against the sliding glass door. I asked the resident what happened. She said ‘I fell. I hit my head.’ She complained of pain to her head and left hip.”
An interview with the Director of Staff Development verified that there was a toileting scheduled before and after meals and at night as an intervention to prevent the resident from falling. The resident stated that they “want to go to the toilet all the time, and this could be the reason for the resident’s agitation.” The Director verified that “there was one documentation in the activities of daily living report indicating toileting assistance was provided for [the resident].”
The Director of Nursing stated that “they should be documenting in the medical record and indicating that the scheduled toileting before and after meals was being implemented.” The Director stated that “the documentation could assist the facility in re-evaluating whether the Care Plan for Falls is effective or not.”
Were you the victim of mistreatment, neglect, or abuse while living at Life Care Center of Menifee? Contact the California nursing home abuse prevention lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Riverside County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including Sun City.
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Sources:
Attorney Anthony Lanzone
Licensed in California
Chicago Nursing Home Injury Lawyer Nursing Home Law Center LLC Home