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 South Carolina are understaffed, or the administration hires inadequately trained Nurses and Nurse’s Aides. Other nursing facilities did not follow acceptable practices for providing the utmost care.
If your loved one was injured while living in a Lexington County nursing facility, contact the South Carolina nursing home network of attorneys at (800) 926-7565 now for immediate legal intervention. Let our team of abuse prevention lawyers work on your family’s behalf to ensure you receive monetary compensation for your damages.
This long-term care center is a 132-certified bed "for-profit" home providing services to residents of West Columbia and Lexington County, South Carolina. The Medicare and Medicaid-participating facility is located at:
2416 Sunset Boulevard
West Columbia, South Carolina 29169
(803) 796-8024
Millennium Post Acute Rehabilitation Center
In addition to providing around the clock skilled nursing care, Millennium Post Acute Rehabilitation Center offers other services. Additional focused care includes short-term and long term care.
The facility also provides comprehensive rehab services, wound care, assisted and independent living options, medically-complex care, respiratory care, bariatric 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.
Fined $98,625 for substandard care
Both the State of South Carolina and the federal government can impose a monetary fine or deny payments through Medicare when a nursing facility has been found to violate established regulations and rules. The greater the monetary fine, the more serious the violation is that likely harmed or could have harmed one or more residents at the nursing home.
Within the last three years, investigators imposed two monetary penalties against Millennium Post Acute Rehabilitation Center, citing substandard care. These penalties include an $89,317 fine on August 29, 2018, and a $9,308 fine on April 13, 2017, for a total of $98,625. During this time, Medicare denied payment on August 29, 2018, due to a lack of quality care.
The nursing home received one complaint over the last thirty-six months that resulted in a violation citation. Additional information concerning the facility can be reviewed on the State of South Carolina Department of Social Services (Adult Protective Services) Website.
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Our attorneys obtain and review data on every South Carolina long-term care home from various online publically available sources, including the Department of Public Health website and Medicare.gov.
According to Medicare, this facility maintains an overall rating of two out of five stars, including three out of five stars concerning health inspections, two 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 provide necessary services to prevent the development of a pressure ulcer for [one resident].” The resident’s medical records indicate the resident had “a Stage III pressure ulcer on the left heel.”
The state investigators reviewed the resident’s records that revealed: “the resident had a red opened area on the left heel noted on August 31, 2018, with no other assessment or measurements of the wound.” The surveyors interviewed the Wound Care Nurse who stated that “the nurse who found the wound usually measured the wound when it was found.”
The Assistant Director of Nursing confirmed that “there was no measurement documented. The Wound Nurse also confirmed that the Wound Physician did not evaluate the resident” until six days after the wound was identified.
The facility “failed to ensure Care Plans were followed for [one resident] reviewed for a range of motion and [another resident] reviewed for nutrition.” On one occasion, a resident’s Care Plan “was not followed related to splint wear and [another resident’s] Care Plan was not followed related to a depth of dining equipment and documentation of coughing while dining.”
The facility Director of Nursing confirmed that one resident’s “Care Plan should be followed all times, and she/he should have had his/her splints in place” when they were not.
Do you suspect that your loved one is the victim of harm, abuse, neglect, or mistreatment while living at Millennium Post Acute Rehabilitation Center? Contact the South Carolina nursing home abuse prevention lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Lexington County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including West Columbia.
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Sources:
Attorney Nathan Hughey
Licensed in South Carolina
Chicago Nursing Home Injury Attorney Nursing Home Law Center LLC Home