Deciding to entrust the medical team at a nursing home to provide a loved one the highest level of care can never be easy. In some situations, nurses and nurse’s aides will assure the family that they follow established standards of care when, in fact, that does not happen. Without warning, their loved one can be victimized through mistreatment, neglect or abuse due to mismanagement, insufficient staffing, or poor hiring practices.
If your loved one was injured while living in an Orange County nursing facility, contact the California Nursing Home Law Center Attorneys now for immediate legal help. Let our team of abuse prevention lawyers handle your case to ensure your family receives financial compensation to recover your damages. We can begin working on your case now.
This nursing home is a Medicare and Medicaid-participating "for-profit" center providing care and services to residents of Orange and Orange County, California. The 145-certified bed nursing facility is located at:
5017 E. Chapman Avenue
Orange, California 92869
(714) 997-7090
New Orange Hills Nursing Center
In addition to providing 24/7 skilled nursing care, New Orange Hills Nursing Center 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, and physical, occupational, and speech therapies.
It is a legal responsibility of state and federal investigators to hold nursing homes accountable if they have violated rules and regulations that harmed or could have harmed a resident. These penalties include monetary fines and the denial of payment for Medicare services.
This nursing facility received eleven complaints and self-reported three 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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Your family can visit Medicare.gov and the California Department of Public Health website to obtain a complete list of all violations, citations, and deficiencies identified by investigators and surveyors.
According to Medicare, this facility maintains an overall rating of one out of five stars, including one out of five stars concerning health inspections, one out of five stars for staffing issues, and four out of five stars for quality measures.
The state investigators determined the nursing home "failed to ensure adequate supervision was provided to [one resident, who] fell from her wheelchair when left unattended. This [failure] resulted in the resident sustaining a clavicular fracture (broken collarbone) and minor subdural hematoma requiring admission to an acute care hospital.”
A review of the resident’s Progress Note dated June 28, 2016, revealed that the resident “was found on the floor on her knees by a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA). The resident stated that she was trying to get up. No injuries were identified from this fall incident.”
A subsequent incident was documented on July 2, 2019, when the “resident was sitting in her wheelchair [and] refused to have a lap tray in place. The staff took the resident to activities, but the resident refused to stay. The staff then wheeled the resident to the front of the nurse’s station. The resident was witnessed to stand up unassisted, lose her balance, fall, and hit her head. The staff immediately called 911, and the resident was transferred to the Acute Care Hospital Emergency Department for evaluation.”
Other documentation concerning the event provided details that the resident “suddenly stood up, tried to walk forward, and tripped over her wheelchair.” The injured resident “tumbled forward and the majority of the resident’s weight landed on the resident’s head. The resident did not lose consciousness but was complaining of right head pain and was transported by paramedics to the Acute Care Hospital Emergency Department.”
The hospital admittance records revealed that the resident had suffered significant head trauma, “including a small frontal subdural hematoma (collection of blood outside the brain) and a right clavicle fracture.” The state surveyors asked the Director of Nursing “what should have been done to prevent the incident of the fall for [the resident]?” The Director responded, “frequent and close monitoring should have been implemented when [the resident] refused to have a lap tray.”
Do you suspect that your loved one is the victim of harm, mistreatment, neglect, abuse, or sexual assault while residing at New Orange Hills Nursing Center? Contact the California nursing home abuse prevention lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Orange County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including Orange.
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Sources:
Attorney Anthony Lanzone
Licensed in California
Chicago Nursing Home Injury Lawyer Nursing Home Law Center LLC Home