For many family members, detecting abuse and neglect in a nursing facility can be challenging at best, especially if your loved one has symptoms that mask the typical effects of mistreatment. In many cases, friends and family will mistake the natural progression of the aging process or a debilitating disease when actual abuse or neglect is occurring.
If you suspect that your loved one is the victim of mistreatment while living in a San Mateo County nursing facility, contact the California Nursing Home Law Center Attorneys now for immediate legal assistance. Our team of abuse prevention lawyers has handled cases just like yours, and we can help your family too. Call us now so we can begin working on your case today to ensure you receive financial compensation for your damages.
This nursing home is a Medicare and Medicaid-participating "for-profit" center providing care and services to residents of Millbrae and San Mateo County, California. The 140-certified bed nursing facility is located at:
33 Mateo Avenue
Millbrae, California 94030
(650) 689-5784
NO WEBSITE
In addition to providing around the clock skilled nursing care, Millbrae Skilled Care Nursing Home offers other services. Additional focused care includes short-term and long term care.
Fined $43,804 for substandard care
It is the responsibility of federal and state investigators to penalize any nursing home that has violated a rule or regulation that caused harm or could have caused harm to a resident. Many of these penalties involve monetary fines or denial of payment for Medicare services.
Medicare has cited this facility for abuse. Medicare says that “every nursing home resident deserves to retain their basic human dignity and be treated with respect at all times. Abuse and neglect are never acceptable.” Nursing homes “cited for abuse are required to take steps to protect their residents.”
Within the last three years, federal investigators imposed a monetary fine against Millbrae Skilled Care Nursing Home for $43,804 on May 29, 2018, citing substandard care. This nursing facility received five complaints and self-reported seven 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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The state of California and the federal government regularly updates its long-term care home database system with complete details of all deficiencies, 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 that the nursing home “failed to ensure residents were free from neglect and abuse when [one resident] was not offered assistance with toileting. Instead, [the resident] was told to urinate in her underwear and was not offered a bedpan or commode. The deficient practice resulted in [the resident’s] discomfort and feeling awful sitting in a wet diaper.”
The state investigators interviewed the resident “in the presence of the Director of Nursing, Quality Assurance Nurse, and Regional Nurse Consultant.” The resident stated “I wet the pads because they do not come on time (the staff), they, [the staff], say do it (urinate) in diapers. All night especially, I wear diapers. It is not the same when you know you can do it (urinate in the bathroom). I do not want the feeling of being wet. I feel awful because I have to go in the diapers, wet the diaper all night.”
The resident told the surveyors that “it happens not only to her but also her roommate.” The resident stated that “when she [leaves] (the staff member leaves at the end of the shift), that is the only time she changes us. It happens all the time, even in the morning.” The investigators checked the Skilled Daily Nurse’s Notes with a checkmark of when a diaper or pad was utilized. The record indicates that the resident had used diapers or pads on every consecutive day between July 22, 2018, and July 31, 2018.
The Quality Assurance Nurse stated that “if the resident is able to use the bedpan or commode, the staff should not let them use a diaper.” The nurse also said that “management will investigate the incident.”
Do you believe that your loved one is the victim of mistreatment, abuse, or neglect while living at Millbrae Skilled Care Nursing Home? Contact the California nursing home abuse prevention lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent San Mateo County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including Millbrae.
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Sources:
Attorney Anthony Lanzone
Licensed in California
Chicago Nursing Home Injury Lawyer Nursing Home Law Center LLC Home