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This nursing home is a Medicare and Medicaid-participating "non-profit" center providing cares and services to residents of Boynton Beach and Palm Beach County, Florida. The 180-certified bed nursing facility is located at:
3001 South Congress Avenue
Boynton Beach, Florida 33426
(561) 737-5600
ManorCare Health Services Boynton Beach Nursing Center
In addition to providing 24/7 skilled nursing care, ManorCare Health Services Boynton Beach Nursing Center offers other services. Additional focused care includes short-term and long-term care and outpatient rehab.
It is a legal responsibility of state and federal 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.
The nursing home received five complaints over the last three years that resulted in a violation citation. Additional documentation concerning penalties and fines can be reviewed on the State of Florida Department of Elder Affairs.
Our attorneys review data on every long-term and intermediate care facility on Medicare.com and the Florida Department of Public Health website.
According to Medicare, this facility maintains an overall rating of two out of five stars, including one out of five stars concerning health inspections, four out of five stars for staffing issues and three out of five stars for quality measures.
The state investigators determined that “the facility failed to ensure [two] commercial dryers were free of dried rust-like material.” The facility also “failed to follow infection control standards [as evidenced] by the failure to follow contact precautions for [one resident” with the highly contagious infection.”
Also, the facility “failed to disconnect unused PICC lines (a Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter, which is a means for administering intravenous medications) to prevent possible infection [for two residents].” The nursing home also “failed to discontinue a PICC line using a sterile technique” on one resident.
The nursing home “failed to provide housekeeping and maintenance services necessary to maintain a sanitary, orderly, and comfortable environment.” The state investigative team conducted an environmental tour of the facility on April 22, 2019, at 2:00 PM with the Director of Housekeeping.
The surveyors documented broken closet doors, nightstands in disrepair, and floor strip plates missing from numerous rooms’ entrance doors causing potential trip hazards and heavily soiled ceiling air intake vents.
The facility “failed to provide proper oral/denture care for [one resident] that resulted in unclean dentures.” Observations were made of the resident’s “denture cup in the bathroom in a cup with fluid. The dentures were black around the edges and some of the teeth, and most of the normally pink gum line from about halfway on each side [appeared blackened] to the back of the dentures.”
The resident confirmed by shaking his head up and down that he cleaned his own dentures by stating, “uh-huh.” The resident “gave the same non-descriptive answer to all of the surveyor’s questions.”
During an interview with a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) who is very familiar with the resident, it was explained that the resident “was the first person she gets up in the morning.” The CNA said that the resident “was able to clean his teeth by himself [and clarified that the resident] can put his dentures in and out of his mouth, but she is responsible for cleaning them.” The CNA confirmed that the dentures “were not real clean.”
Do you suspect that your loved one suffered injury or died prematurely while living at ManorCare Health Services Boynton Beach Nursing Center? Contact the Florida nursing home abuse lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Palm Beach County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including Boynton Beach.
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Attorney Blair N. Mendes, Esq.
Licensed in Florida
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