Many families are overwhelmed when they make the ultimate decision to place a loved one in a nursing home to ensure the quality of their life is maximized. They believe that they will receive the best care in a compassionate, respected, and safe environment. Unfortunately, not all members of the nursing team will uphold their responsibility and provide care that meets the resident’s needs.
If your loved one was injured while living in a Manatee County nursing facility, contact the Florida nursing home affiliate attorneys now for immediate legal help. Our team of abuse prevention lawyers can work on your family’s behalf to ensure you receive monetary compensation for your damages. Let us begin working on your case today.
This nursing home is a Medicare and Medicaid-participating "for-profit" center providing care and services to residents of Bradenton and Manatee County, Florida. The 120-certified bed nursing facility is located at:
5627 9th St E
Bradenton, Florida 34203
(941) 753-8941
URL: NO WEBSITE
In addition to providing around the clock skilled nursing care, Manatee Springs Rehabilitation and Nursing Center offers other services. Additional focused care includes short-term and long term care.
The facility also provides comprehensive rehab services, wound care, pulmonary care, IV (intervenous) care, post-stroke care, enteral nutrition, pain management, hospice, oncology care, dementia and memory care, and physical, occupational, and speech therapies.
Fined $300,000 for substandard care
It is the legal responsibility of Florida and the federal government investigators to hold nursing homes accountable if they have violated rules and regulations that harmed or could have harmed a resident. These penalties include monetary fines and the denial of payment for Medicare services.
Within the last three years, federal investigators imposed a monetary fine against Manatee Springs Rehabilitation and Nursing Center for $300,000 on December 23, 2016, citing substandard care. During this time, Medicare denied payment on December 23, 2016, due to a lack of quality care.
This nursing home received four 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 Florida Adult Protective Services Website.
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According to Medicare, this facility maintains an overall rating of one out of five stars, including one out of five stars concerning health inspections, three 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 implement written policies and procedures for three unidentified residents [to] prevent abuse perpetrated by [a fourth resident].”
The state investigators reviewed the Nurse’s Notes for a resident that revealed that on April 26, 2018, at 10:31 PM, the resident “was being wheeled by [a Certified Nurse’s Assistant (CNA)] [and] passed another female patient sitting in the hallway.” When the resident passed her, “he reached out and squeezed her left breast.” The assaulting resident “continued with [the CNA] down the hall.”
The document indicates that the female patient “was more likely unaware of what happened. The Director of Nursing was informed.” The documentation was signed by “a male Registered Nurse (RN).”
A previous Nurse’s Note dated August 29, 2018, indicated that a female Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) found the sexually aggressive resident “in the corner with another patient, touching her inappropriately and advised him to stop and reported it to the supervisor on the floor.”
A Nurse’s Note dated January 4, 2019, at 6:15 AM revealed that the nurse had observed the sexually aggressive resident “grabbing [a female resident’s] leg and arm. [The female resident] became extremely agitated, yelling at [the resident], cursing, and telling him not to touch her.”
At that time, the nurse told the resident, “not to touch her and moved [the female resident] in front of the supervisor’s office, away from [the sexually aggressive resident].” That resident then “wheeled himself over to the supervisor’s office and began grabbing/rubbing on [the female resident] again.”
When the sexually aggressive resident was told not to touch the female resident, the aggressive resident “began cursing at [the nurse] stating he can do whatever he wants, can touch whoever he wants, and try to stop them.”
Do you believe that your loved one has suffered harm through mistreatment while living at Manatee Springs Rehabilitation and Nursing Center? Contact the Florida nursing home abuse prevention lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Manatee County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including Bradenton.
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Sources:
Attorney Blair N. Mendes, Esq.
Licensed in Florida
Chicago Nursing Home Injury Lawyer Nursing Home Law Center LLC Home