Over the last few decades, there has been a significant rise in the number of individuals entering their retirement years. This growing segment of the population has increased the demand for additional nursing home beds in long-term care facilities and assisted living centers. Unfortunately, there has also been a significant rise in the number of cases of mistreatment, abuse, and neglect.
If your loved one was victimized by caregivers, visitors or other residents and a Madison County nursing facility, contact the Kentucky Nursing Home Law Center attorneys now for immediate legal intervention. Our team of lawyers has extensive experience in handling cases just like yours and can help your family too. Let us begin working on your case now.
This long-term care (LTC) facility is a "for profit" 92-certified bed long term care center providing cares and services to residents of Richmond and Madison County, Kentucky. The Medicare/Medicaid-participating home is located at:
131 Meadowlark Drive
Richmond, Kentucky, 40475
(859) 623-3564
Madison Health and Rehabilitation Center
In addition to providing around-the-clock skilled nursing care, Madison Health and Rehab Center also offers short-term rehab, restorative nursing services, wound care, social services, respite care, hospice care, diabetes management, and physical, occupational and speech therapies.
Both Kentucky and the federal government can impose a monetary fine or deny payments through Medicare when a nursing facility has been found to violate established regulations and rules. The higher the monetary fine, the more serious the violation is that likely harmed or could have harmed one or more residents at the nursing home.
Within the last three years, Madison Health and Rehabilitation Center received six formally filed complaints and self-reported one serious issue that all resulted in citations. Additional information concerning this nursing facility can be reviewed on the Kentucky Department of Health Care Nursing Home Reporting Website.
A list of opened investigations, incident inquiries, dangerous hazards, health violations, filed complaints, and safety concerns on statewide long-term care homes can be reviewed on Kentucky Department of Public Health and Medicare.gov database websites. Many families use this data to determine the best facility to place a loved one who requires the highest level of hygiene assistance and skilled health care.
According to Medicare, this facility maintains an overall rating of one out of five stars, including one out of five stars concerning health inspections, one out of five stars for staffing issues and two out of five stars for quality measures. The Madison County neglect attorneys at the Nursing Home Law Center have found serious deficiencies and safety concerns at Madison Health and Rehabilitation Center that include:
According to investigators, the facility “failed to provide the necessary care and services to attain or maintain the highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being.” The nursing facility “also failed to develop a Comprehensive Plan of Care to address and control the presence of pain for [two residents].”
A review of the resident’s MDS (Minimum Data Set) Assessment revealed that the patient “had frequent pain presence, rating [their] pain intensity a six out of ten with ten being the most severe pain.” However, a review of the Care Plan revealed: “no documented evidence that the Plan of Care to address the resident’s pain had been developed.”
The state survey team determined “the facility failed to ensure the environment remain as free from accident hazards as possible.” nine residents were identified by the facility to wander and two other residents shared a bathroom.
During a tour at the facility, the surveyors observed “an open to a back on the floor which contained a box cutter, a hammer, pliers, wire cutters, and two flat-blade screwdrivers left unsecured and in plain view. In addition, observations made during the initial tour revealed in an unlocked and unattended shower room on the A Unit, which contained easily accessible personal care items that could be harmful within reach.”
Do you suspect that your loved one was the victim of abuse, mistreatment or neglect while living at Madison Health and Rehabilitation Center? If so, contact the Kentucky nursing home abuse lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 now for immediate legal intervention. Our network of attorneys fights aggressively on behalf of Madison County victims of mistreatment living in long-term facilities including nursing homes in Richmond.
We can discuss your case with you during an at free, initial case evaluation. Our network of attorneys provides every client a “No Win/No-Fee” Guarantee. This guarantee means if our legal team is unable to obtain compensation on your behalf, you owe us nothing. Our team of lawyers can begin working on your behalf today to make sure you are adequately compensated for your damages. All information you share with our law offices will remain confidential.
Sources:
Attorney Carey Acerra
Licensed in Kentucky
Chicago Nursing Home Injury Lawyer Nursing Home Law Center LLC Home