Some statistics show that more than one million Americans currently live in nursing homes. Many of these patients are our mothers, fathers, grandparents, siblings, children, and friends. Families often relocate their loved ones into a nursing home, believing that they will receive the best care and improve the quality of life in a safe environment.
Unfortunately, mistreatment still occurs in many nursing homes, including those in Clark County. If your loved one was injured or died prematurely while residing in a nursing home, contact the Nevada Nursing Home Law Center Attorneys 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 182-certified bed "for-profit" home providing services to residents of North Las Vegas and Clark County, Nevada. The Medicare and Medicaid-participating facility is located at:
3215 E. Cheyenne Ave.
North Las Vegas, Nevada 89030
(702) 649-7800
North Las Vegas Care Center
In addition to providing 24/7 skilled nursing care, North Las Vegas Care Center offers other services. Additional focused attention includes short-term and long term care, and physical, occupational, and speech therapies.
The investigators for the federal and state nursing home regulatory agencies have the legal authority to impose monetary fines or deny payment for Medicare services if the nursing facility is cited for serious violations of rules and regulations.
The nursing home received ten 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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To ensure families are fully informed of the level of care every nursing home provides, the state of Nevada and Medicare.com routinely update their long-term care home database systems with info on violations, citations, and deficiencies.
According to Medicare, this facility maintains an overall rating of one out of five stars, including two out of five stars concerning health inspections, one 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 an allegation of abuse was reported [timely], as specified by the facility policy.” The resident’s Care Plan documented that a nurse verbally abused the patient.
Three Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) confirmed: “any allegations of abuse should have been reported immediately to the Administrator, Abuse Coordinator or Supervisor on Duty.”
The Director of Nursing confirmed that a Certified Nursing Assistant “placed a note under her office door on September 17, 2017.” The Director said that the note alleged that the resident “was verbally and physically abused” two days earlier. The Director indicated, “she went into the office on September 16, 2017, and there was no note under the door or in the mailbox.”
The Director indicated, “there were other staff members on duty” on that day, and “the CNA should have told someone about the incident.”
A Complaint/Grievance Report indicated that a CNA “yelled and cursed [at] a resident while changing him.” The Director noted that “she was not familiar with the complaint regarding [the resident] and verified the complaint was not self-reported to the State Agency.”
A Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) stated they interviewed the resident, and the resident “denied the incident. The LPN indicated the facility’s policy was to self-report the allegation and start an investigation. The LPN confirmed the CNA involved in the incident regarding [the resident] was not placed on suspension,” as required by law.
The LPN interviewed the resident [and] another staff on duty and said that “the allegation did not occur.” The LPN stated that “she did not need to self-report the incident because the resident denied the allegation.”
The “facility failed to follow Physician’s orders.” One resident’s Care Plan documented that the patient “was at risk for impaired skin integrity related to [a] debilitated state and as evidenced by soft bilateral heels with the potential to break down.” However, “there was no documented evidence in the Care Plan the resident’s heels were offloaded daily.”
The resident was observed on three different occasions between June 6, 2017 and June 7, 2017. The resident was lying “in bed on a low air loss mattress. The resident’s heels were not elevated, [as required by the Physician’s orders], and were lying directly on the mattress.”
Were you the victim of mistreatment while you lived at North Las Vegas Care Center? Contact the Nevada nursing home abuse prevention lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Clark County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including North Las Vegas.
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