Every staff member working in a nursing facility has a legal and ethical responsibility to provide each resident with the highest level of care according to established standards of quality. Unfortunately, many nursing facilities do not follow established procedures and protocols that prevent injuries, accidents, and the development of life-threatening pressure wounds.
If you suspect that your loved one was victimized through neglect or abuse while living in a Carson City County nursing facility, the Nevada Nursing Home Law Center Attorneys can help. Let our team of abuse prevention lawyers work on your family’s behalf to ensure you receive financial compensation for your damages.
This long-term care home is a "for-profit" 146-certified bed center providing care and services to residents of Carson City and Carson City County, Nevada. The Medicare and Medicaid-participating facility is located at:
201 Koontz Lane
Carson City, Nevada 89701
(775) 883-3622
Mountain View Health and Rehabilitation Center
In addition to providing 24/7 skilled nursing care, Mountain View Health and Rehabilitation Center offers other services. Additional focused attention includes short-term and long term care. The facility also offers comprehensive rehab services, wound care, independent and assisted living options, home services, and physical, occupational, and speech therapies.
Fined $13,627 for substandard care
Both the federal government and the state of Nevada have the legal responsibility to levy monetary fines or deny payments through Medicare if a nursing home has violated established rules and regulations that harm or could have harmed residents.
Within the last three years, federal investigators imposed a monetary fine against Mountain View Health and Rehabilitation Center for $13,627 on March 19, 2018, citing substandard care. The nursing home received seven complaints over the last three years that resulted in a violation citation.
Additional information concerning the facility can be reviewed on the comprehensive Nevada Department of Health and Human Services Adult Protective Services Website.
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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 one out of five stars for quality measures.
The state investigators determined the nursing home "failed to ensure a resident was free from physical and verbal abuse.” A Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) submitted a written statement saying that they had asked a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to see if the resident wanted a shower.
The LPN “went into the resident’s room and physically got the resident out of bed.” The resident “began hitting the LPN.” The CNA told the LPN, “it was okay. They could shower the resident another day. The resident hit the LPN and the LPN’s glasses flew to the floor.”
At that time, the LPN “forced the resident onto a shower chair. The resident told the LPN he wanted to lie down.” The CNA “came into the room to assist by holding the shower chair. The LPN began rough range of motion exercises on the resident’s arms and asked the resident if he was done.”
At some point, the “LPN’s stethoscope broke.” The CNA stepped out, and another CNA “came into the resident’s room. The LPN proceeded to move the resident to the shower room, while the resident was still resisting.”
The LPN “roughly unclothed the resident. When the resident started punching the Licensed Practical Nurse, the LPN placed the resident’s shirt roughly against the resident’s throat.”
The resident “did not want [a third CNA to provide the shower. The LPN then began to roughly wash the resident and sprayed water in the resident’s face.” The CNA “noticed two skin tears on the resident’s right arm.” The first CNA “came in and took over showering the resident.”
The CNA who left the room “waited approximately thirty minutes to go to the front to report the incident. The only person she saw upfront was [a fourth CNA, who] reported the incident to the Director of Nursing.”
The Administrator and Director of Nursing confirmed that the Licensed Practical Nurse had been terminated from the facility “for physical abuse to [the resident].”
Do you believe that your loved one has suffered harm through mistreatment while living at Mountain View Health and Rehabilitation Center? Contact the Nevada nursing home abuse prevention lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Carson City County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including Carson City.
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