Mistreatment of the elderly living in nursing homes is disgraceful, unacceptable, and reprehensible. Many families entrust the care of their loved one to the nursing home staff only to be horrified when they realize that they are being mistreated, neglected, or abused by caregivers, employees, or other patients.If your loved one was injured while living in a Hampden County nursing facility, contact the Missouri Nursing Home Law Center attorneys now for immediate legal assistance. 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 home is a "for-profit" 120-certified bed center providing cares and services to residents of Saint Charles and Hampden County, Missouri. The Medicare and Medicaid-participating facility is located at:
35 Sugar Maple Lane
Saint Charles, Missouri 63303
(636) 946-8887
NHC Healthcare - St Charles Nursing Center
In addition to providing around the clock skilled nursing care, NHC Healthcare - St Charles Nursing Center offers other services. Additional focused care includes short-term and long term care.
The facility also provides comprehensive rehab services, wound care, assisted living options, medically-complex care, respiratory care, pulmonary care, IV (intervenous) care, post-stroke care, pain management, hospice, oncology care, dementia and memory care, and physical, occupational, and speech therapies.
Fined $75,221 for substandard care
The investigators for the state of Missouri and federal nursing home regulatory agencies have the legal responsibility of penalizing any facility that has violated rules and regulations that harmed or could have harmed a resident. These penalties often include monetary fines and denying payment of Medicare services. Typically, the higher the penalty, the more egregious the problem.
Within the last three years, investigators imposed two monetary penalties against NHC Healthcare - St Charles Nursing Center, citing substandard care. These penalties include a $53,337 fine on December 21, 2018, and a $21,884 fine on May 18, 2017, for a total of $75,221.
This nursing facility received six 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 State of Missouri Health and Senior Services Website.
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The federal government and Missouri 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 two out of five stars, including two out of five stars concerning health inspections, two out of five stars for staffing issues and four out of five stars for quality measures.
The state investigators determined that the nursing home “failed to ensure [one resident] remained free from physical abuse when [a staff member] argued with [the resident] and grabbed [the resident’s] arms, causing a large skin tear and bruising on the left arm. [The resident] was sent to the emergency room for treatment.”
The investigative team reviewed the resident’s Nurse’s Notes dated April 26, 2018 at 3:11 PM.” The document reveals that three days earlier on April 23, 2018, the Assistant Director of Nursing “overheard [the resident] hollering out and went to his/her room. Upon entering the room, he/she noted [a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)] standing across from [the resident] who was also standing, and [the CNA] had been holding and was holding [the resident around the resident’s] wrists.”
The Assistant Director of Nursing stated that they asked what was going on and the CNA and the resident “were both talking loudly at the same time.” The Assistant Director asked the CNA “to step out of the room so [the resident] could calm down and tell the Assistant Director what happened.” The resident said the CNA “got upset because he/she wanted his/her breakfast heated. [The resident] had a very large skin tear involving what appeared to be fat and muscle tissue on his/her left forearm.”
The nursing staff noted a bruised and swollen area on the left forearm and sent the resident “to the emergency room for evaluation.” The resident indicated during an interview that “someone twisted his/her arm [and] he/she had bruises on his/her right forearm which were adjacent to the approximated skin tear and a bruise to his/her left hand.”
Was your loved one mistreated while residing at NHC Healthcare - St Charles Nursing Center? Contact the Missouri nursing home abuse lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Hampden County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including Saint Charles.
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Sources:
Attorney Melissa Donlon
Licensed in Missouri
Chicago Nursing Home Injury Lawyer Nursing Home Law Center LLC Home