Nursing home negligence takes on many forms, where the nursing staff can misbehave, or other patients assault the resident because of a lack of supervision. Many nursing homes throughout West Virginia are understaffed, or the administration hires inadequately trained nurses and nurse aides. Other nursing facilities did not follow acceptable practices for providing the utmost care.
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This facility is a 62-certified bed "for-profit" long-term care home providing services and cares to residents of Spencer and Roane County, West Virginia. The Medicare and Medicaid-participating center is located at:
825 Summit Street
Spencer, West Virginia 25276
(304) 927-1007
Miletree Center Nursing Home
In addition to providing 24/7 skilled nursing care, Miletree Center Nursing Home offers other services. Additional focused attention 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 working for the state of West Virginia and the federal government have the legal authority to impose monetary fines and deny payment for Medicare services if the nursing home has been cited for serious violations of established regulations and rules.
Additional information concerning the facility can be reviewed on the comprehensive West Virginia Department of Health and Human Services Adult Protective Services Website.
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The federal government and West Virginia Department of Public Health website update comprehensive information containing historical details of all citations and violations.
According to Medicare, this facility maintains an overall rating of one out of five stars, including one out of five stars concerning health inspections, two out of five stars for staffing issues, and three out of five stars for quality measures.
The state investigators determined the nursing home "failed to provide an environment free from accident hazards, over which the facility had control. Chemical substances and shaving razors were unsecured and accessible to residents in the shower room. This practice had the potential to affect more than a limited number of residents."
The facility Administrator stated that "all chemical substances and razors should be locked up." The Administrator said that "the housekeeping cart should have never been left unattended in the shower room."
The "facility failed to ensure a resident admitted with pressure ulcers received the necessary care and services to promote healing of pressure ulcers. Weekly wound assessments of the Stage IV pressure ulcer were incomplete and inaccurate. Wound care was not conducted, an aseptic technique and wound cleaning were not performed following the manufacturer's guidelines.
During a resident and family interview, the resident's husband reported that "she was admitted to the facility with pressure ulcers and the nurse told him it was not healing or getting better." The surveyors reviewed the resident's medical records that revealed "multiple pressure ulcers on her buttocks and coccyx," upon admission.
The weekly assessment indicated that by February 12, 2019, the "wound was painful and assessed as showing 25% bone, 25% slough (dead skin tissue), and 50% granulation tissue (new tissue)." The wound measured 7.0 cm long by 5.0 cm wide by 1.3 cm deep.
By February 18, 2019, the painful wound deepened in size and now measured 1.4 cm deep. Seven days later, on February 25, 2019, the "wound remained painful, with 50% slough and 50% granulation tissue." The wound had increased in width to 4.3 cm, and grew even more significant in size by March 6, 2019, to 4.5 cm. By March 18, 2019, the wound grew in size to 7.0 cm long by 5.0 cm wide and 1.3 cm deep.
The Assistant Director of Nursing acknowledged that the resident's husband indicated that the wound was not improving.
Do you believe that your loved one is the victim of mistreatment, abuse, or neglect while living at Miletree Center Nursing Home? Contact the West Virginia nursing home abuse prevention lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Roane County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including Spencer.
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Sources:
Attorney Bob Daley
Licensed in West Virginia
Chicago Nursing Home Injury Attorney Nursing Home Law Center LLC Home