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This Medicare and Medicaid-participating nursing center is a "for-profit" home providing services to residents of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County, California. The 49-certified bed long-term care home is located at:
837 W. Manchester Ave.
Los Angeles, California 90044
(323) 753-1789
Manchester Manor Convalescent Hospital
In addition to providing 24/7 skilled nursing care, Manchester Manor Convalescent Hospital offers other services. Additional focused care includes short-term and long term care.
Fined $41,773 for substandard care
It is the legal responsibility of California 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 Manchester Manor Convalescent Hospital for $41,773 on August 01, 2017, citing substandard care. During this time, Medicare denied payment on August 01, 2017, due to a lack of quality care.
The nursing home received ten complaints over the last three years that resulted in a violation citation. Additional information concerning the facility can be reviewed on the comprehensive California Department of Social Services 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, one out of five stars for staffing issues, and two out of five stars for quality measures.
The state investigators determined that the nursing home “failed to ensure a systematic process of evaluation and Care Planning [before] using physical restraints (anything near or on the body which restricts movement) by implementing a least restrictive measure [before] using a roll belt and a vest restraint.” The roll belt keeps the resident in bed and the vest restraint helps immobilize the upper body.
The state investigative team determined that these deficient practices created “the potential for harm or injuries, the risk for increase in behaviors or delay in treatment.” In one case, a severely cognitively impaired resident with impaired vision who requires extensive assistance from the nursing staff for bed mobility and dressing was involved in the incident. A review of that resident’s Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Notes indicated that “the resident’s thought content was normal but had delusions that dead people were talking to her. The resident’s intellect, concentration, and attention span were average with poor judgment.” The resident’s treatment plan included “increasing resident’s socialization to prevent isolation.”
However, the resident had a Physician’s order indicating to “apply a roll belt while in the bed for safety.” A review of the physical restraints informed consent form stated the need to use a roll belt “while in bed [was] because the resident attempted to get out of bed when unattended.” The nursing staff was to monitor the effectiveness of the roll belt. The state investigators conducted a tour of the facility and observed a strap tied to the left side of the bed of the resident’s bed frame.
On three separate occasions between July 21, 2017, and July 25, 2017, the surveyors observed the resident “lying in bed with a roll belt restraint applied to the waist and the straps tied to the bed frame.” However, a review of the resident’s clinical records from July 25, 2017, indicated that there was “no written Physician order nor a recapitulated Physician order to apply the roll belt while in bed for safety.” A Licensed Vocational Nurse stated that “she should have placed the roll belt on the recapitulated Physician’s orders but just forgot to add it to the order.”
Do you believe that your loved one was the victim of abuse or neglect while living at Manchester Manor Convalescent Hospital? Contact the California nursing home abuse prevention lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Los Angeles County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including Los Angeles.
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Sources:
Attorney Anthony Lanzone
Licensed in California
Chicago Nursing Home Injury Attorney Nursing Home Law Center LLC Home