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This long-term care facility is a 97-certified bed Medicare and Medicaid-participating center providing services to residents of Reseda and Los Angeles County, California. The "for-profit" home is located at:
7836 Reseda Blvd
Reseda, California 91335
(818) 881-7414
NO WEBSITE
In addition to providing 24/7 skilled nursing care, Northridge Care 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, post-stroke care, enteral nutrition, pain management, and physical, occupational, and speech therapies.
Fined $50,731 for substandard care
The investigators for the state 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.
Within the last three years, investigators imposed two monetary penalties against Northridge Care Center, citing substandard care. These penalties include a $6,500 fine on May 21, 2018, and a $44,231 fine on August 02, 2017, for a total of $50,731.
This nursing facility received twelve complaints and self-reported two 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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The state of California and federal government nursing home regulatory agencies routinely update their care home database system. This list contains historical information of all citations and violations.
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 report an allegation of physical abuse made by the family of a resident.” This “deficient practice had the potential for the alleged abuse to be undetected and investigated properlyto ensure resident safety.”
The investigation involved a severely cognitively impaired resident who “requires extensive one-person assistance for transfers, dressing, and toilet use.” The resident’s Care Plan for Altered Mood – Behavior Patterns related to dementia indicated that the patterns exhibited included “a sad facial expression or poor appetite or overeating. The Care Plan did not indicate whether the behavior was poor appetite or overeating. The goal was to reduce the episodes of mood/behavior daily for ninety days.” There “was no documentation provided that indicated the intervention was attempted or what the results of the findings were.”
In a separate incident, another resident’s MDS (Minimum Data Set) indicated that this resident “did not exhibit any behavioral symptoms to others such as verbal/vocal symptoms like screaming or making disruptive sounds.”
The Incident Report that an Activity Director went “to the dining room and reported that a family member of the resident had some issues regarding the [behaviors of the resident noted above also in the dining room] toward them.” This resident “was sitting on a chair, watching television when asked what happened.” The family member reported that the resident “was shouting at them and pushed the dining table.” The resident “was asked to immediately be separated and was asked what happened.” The resident said “I was just telling them to keep quiet because I am watching football, and I can barely hear it. No injuries were noted during the incident with both parties.”
The staff intervened and the supervisor was called. However, one family member “called the police and she felt afraid of [the verbally abusive resident]. The police officers arrived at the facility at 5:30 PM and spoke with [all family members]. The report did not indicate anything about a table being pushed which was mentioned only in the Incident Report and was witnessed by [a family member].”
Do you believe that your loved one has suffered harm through mistreatment while living at Northridge Care Center? Contact the California nursing home abuse prevention lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Los Angeles County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including Reseda.
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Sources:
Attorney Anthony Lanzone
Licensed in California
Chicago Nursing Home Injury Attorney Nursing Home Law Center LLC Home