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This long-term care center is a 178-certified bed "non-profit" home providing services to residents of Palm Desert and Riverside County, California. The Medicare and Medicaid-participating facility is located at:
74-350 Country Club Drive
Palm Desert, California 92260
(760) 341-0261
ManorCare Health Services - Palm Desert
In addition to providing around the clock skilled nursing care, ManorCare Health Services - Palm Desert 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.
The investigators for the federal government and state of California nursing home regulatory agencies have the legal authority to impose monetary fines or deny payment for Medicare services if the nursing facility is cited for serious violations of rules and regulations.
This nursing facility received seventeen complaints and self-reported twelve 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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Information on every intermediate and long-term care home in the state can be reviewed on government-owned and operated database websites, including the California Department of Public Health and Medicare.gov.
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 ensure an allegation of financial abuse involving [a resident] was reported to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) immediately, no later than two hours after the allegation was made. This failure had the potential to result in a delayed independent investigation of the department, which increases the risk of further abuse for [the resident].”
A Social Service Progress Note indicated that the patient had been assessed for psychosocial well-being related to an allegation of financial abuse against a former roommate/Durable Power of Attorney for health care. The note indicates that the nursing staff contacted Adult Protective Services and the local law enforcement sheriff’s office. However, “there was no documentation the allegation of financial abuse was reported to the California Department of Public Health” as required by law.
In a separate summary statement of deficiencies dated February 28, 2019, the facility “failed to report an allegation of sexual inappropriateness, involving [two residents] to the California Department of Public Health within two hours after the allegation was made. This failure had the potential to result in a delayed investigation which could place [the resident] at risk for further abuse from another resident while at the facility.”
A review of a Progress Note indicated that one resident from a different room when into the patient’s room and “was sexually inappropriate with [them].” A Registered Nurse (RN) Supervisor and Assistant Director of Nursing “spoke with a patient and offered to move him to another room away from [the sexually inappropriate resident].” The nursing staff made the Administrator aware of the incident.
The facility Administrator stated that “any allegation should be reported to the Administrator or the Abuse Coordinator as soon as possible.” The Director of Nursing reviewed the documentation and confirmed that the incident involving both residents involved sexual inappropriateness. “She agreed an allegation of abuse should be reported to the Department (CDPH) within the time frame as stated in the regulation.”
Do you suspect that your loved one is the victim of harm or mistreatment while living at ManorCare Health Services - Palm Desert? 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 Palm Desert.
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Sources:
Attorney Anthony Lanzone
Licensed in California
Chicago Nursing Home Injury Attorney Nursing Home Law Center LLC Home