Are you concerned that caregivers at the Volusia County nursing facility have victimized your loved one through negligence and mistreatment? Do you suspect they have been physically, mentally, emotionally, or sexually assaulted by the nursing staff, visitors, or other patients?
Contact the Florida nursing home affiliate attorneys now for immediate legal intervention. Our team of abuse prevention lawyers will use the law to obtain financial compensation on your family’s behalf.
This Medicare and Medicaid-participating nursing center is a "for-profit" home providing services to residents of New Smyrna Beach and Volusia County, Florida. The 219-certified bed long-term care home is located at:
2810 South Atlantic Avenue
New Smyrna Beach, Florida 32169
(386) 428-6424
Ocean View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
In addition to providing around the clock skilled nursing care, Ocean View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center offers other services. Additional focused care includes short-term and long term care, recreational services, and comprehensive rehab care involving physical, occupational, and speech therapies.
Fined $45,121 for substandard care
The investigators working for the state and federal government are legally authorized to impose monetary fines or deny payment for Medicare services if a nursing facility has been cited for serious violations of rules and regulations.
Within the last three years, investigators imposed two monetary penalties against Ocean View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, citing substandard care. These penalties include a $20,112 fine on January 17, 2019, and a $25,009 fine on November 16, 2017, for a total of $45,121.
The nursing home received three complaints over the last three years that resulted in a violation citation. Additional information concerning the facility can be reviewed on the comprehensive Florida Adult Protective Services Website.
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To be fully informed on the level of care nursing homes provide, families routinely research Medicare.gov and the Florida Department of Public Health website database systems for a complete list of deficiencies, violations, and citations.
According to Medicare, this facility maintains an overall rating of one out of five stars, including one out of five stars concerning health inspections, three 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 thoroughly investigate an allegation of abuse for [three residents].” The state investigative team reviewed the resident’s records and found that the resident had “reported that her Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) working on the 11:00 PM to 7:00 AM shift on August 3, 2017, was rude and rough with her when providing care.”
The survey team interviewed the Administrator who stated, “he investigated the allegation. He stated that the resident reported the allegation to a staff member, possibly a nurse. The Administrator stated he interviewed the nurse] a CNA, and the resident himself.”
The Administrator stated that “he did not have any evidence to show that the CNA was rough or rude.” The Administrator confirmed through the Social Services Director that the resident’s roommate “was alert and oriented.” The surveyors asked, “if any of the residents the CNA provided care for were interviewed.” The Administrator stated, “No.”
The Administrator also stated no when asked: “if any staff members that work with the employee, with the exception of the nurse on duty at the time, were interviewed.” The Administrator also acknowledged that “the facility was not aware that the resident was alleging harm until the Department of Children and Families (DCF) investigator came to the facility [and] informed them.”
By now, when the Social Services Staff attempted to interview the resident, “she could not give any information.” The Administrator “asked the nurse and the Unit Manager if the son had made any allegations, and they denied the son telling them anything.”
The Social Services Director stated that the son came to see his mom, and she “had a telephone across her lap and informed him she had a home invasion. He asked her what was going on and she informed him of the two girls that came in and roughed her up.”
At that time, the Social Services Director stated that they had spoken to the son and “informed him they would start an investigation. She informed him [the Administrator] would follow up with him.”
Do you believe that your loved one has suffered harm through mistreatment while living at Ocean View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center? Contact the Florida nursing home abuse prevention lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Volusia County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including New Smyrna Beach.
Our legal team offers every client a free, initial case consultation. Additionally, we offer a 100% “No Win/No-Fee” Guarantee. This promise means you do not owe us anything until we have secured a monetary compensation on your behalf. All information you share with our law offices will remain confidential.
Sources:
Attorney Blair N. Mendes, Esq.
Licensed in Florida
Chicago Nursing Home Injury Attorney Nursing Home Law Center LLC Home