Many families have limited options on how to ensure that their loved one receives the best care and choose to place them in a community nursing facility. Unfortunately, the incident rates of abuse and neglect occurring in nursing homes nationwide have risen significantly over the last few decades. Many patients become victims of mistreatment at the hands of caregivers, employees, visitors, or other residents.If your loved one suffered harm while living in a Cayuga County nursing facility, contact the New York Nursing Home Law Center attorneys now for immediate legal intervention. Let our team of dedicated abuse prevention lawyers work on your family’s behalf to ensure you receive monetary compensation for your damages.
This nursing facility is a "for profit" Medicare and Medicaid-participating home providing services to residents of Moravia and Cayuga County, New York. The 40-certified bed long-term care center is located at:
Po Box 1079
Moravia, New York 13118
(315) 497-0440
Northwoods Rehabilitation and Nursing Center at Moravia
In addition to providing 24/7 skilled nursing care, Northwoods Rehabilitation and Nursing Center at Moravia offers other services. Additional focused care includes medication management, IV (intravenous) therapy, diabetes management, wound care, assistance with activities of daily living, tracheostomy care, and rehabilitative services involving physical, speech and occupational therapies.
Federal and state investigators can penalize any nursing home that has violated rules and regulations that resulted in harm or could have resulted in the harm of a resident. These penalties include imposing monetary fines and denying payment for Medicare services.
Within the last three years, federal investigators imposed a monetary fine against Northwoods Rehabilitation and Nursing Center at Moravia for $11,053 on October 06, 2017, citing substandard care.
The nursing home also received three complaints over the last three years that resulted in a violation citation. Additional documentation concerning penalties and fines can be reviewed on the New York State Nursing Home Report Website.
Our attorneys review data on every long-term and intermediate care facility on Medicare.com and the New York Department of Public Health website.
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.
According to investigators, “the facility failed to ensure that one of six residents have the right to be free from abuse. Specifically, [one resident] suffered psychological abuse when another resident’s behavior kept her awake at night.”
The investigators reviewed a three-page Grievance Letter dated December 25, 2017, documenting that “the resident had concerns with another resident in the room next to hers.” The other resident “yell, scream, use vulgar language, and was abused by the staff” on four occasions between December 10, 2016, and December 14, 2016. The abusive resident “had issues with the loudness of his television and was asked several times to turn [it] down and at night when others slept.”
The reporting incident wrote that “she should not have to be subjected to [the other resident’s] abusive behavior, the environment felt hostile and uncomfortable for her; and she was asking for the facility’s help.”
The investigator stated that “there was no documented evidence that the facility followed up with the resident to ensure her concerns were thoroughly addressed in the issue was resolved.” A Social Services Progress Note documented that “the resident continued to have complaints regarding another resident who lived in the room next to her’s. She was asked if she would like to switch rooms to the other end of the hallway, and she declined.”
The reporting resident “recently made more complaints that [the abusive resident] was disruptive at night and she could not sleep very well. The resident was asked again if she wanted to switch rooms, and she refused [and said that] she felt she should not have to be the one to move.”
The investigator stated that “there was no documented evidence that the Social Worker followed up with the resident to determine if her concerns were resolved.” And Occupational Therapy Note documented that “the resident called the therapist at 8:30 AM and stated that she had been up all night and could not sleep due to [the abusive resident] in the next room yelling out. The note documented the resident might not be up to therapy, and something needed to be done, or she would leave the facility.”
Were you the victim of mistreatment while you lived at Northwoods Rehabilitation and Nursing Center at Moravia? Contact the New York nursing home abuse lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Cayuga County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including Moravia.
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Sources:
Attorney Jennifer Wilson
Licensed in New York
Chicago Nursing Home Injury Attorney Nursing Home Law Center LLC Home