Deciding to entrust the medical team at a nursing home to provide a loved one the highest level of care can never be easy. In some situations, nurses and Nurse’s Aides will assure the family that they follow established standards of care when, in fact, that does not happen. Without warning, their loved one can be victimized through mistreatment, neglect or abuse due to mismanagement, insufficient staffing, or poor hiring practices.
If your loved one was injured while living in a Rockingham County nursing facility, contact the New Hampshire Nursing Home Law Center Attorneys now for immediate legal help. Let our team of abuse prevention lawyers handle your case to ensure your family receives financial compensation to recover your damages. We can begin working on your case now.
Oceanside Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation CenterThis nursing facility is a "for-profit" Medicare and Medicaid-participating home providing services to residents of Hampton and Rockingham County, New Hampshire. The 117-certified bed long-term care center is located at:
22 Tuck Road
Hampton, New Hampshire 03842
(603) 926-4551
Oceanside Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
In addition to providing around the clock skilled nursing care, Oceanside Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center offers other services. Additional focused care includes short-stay care, IV (intravenous) therapy, respite care, hospice, wound care, dementia and memory care, colostomy care, and restorative services involving physical, speech and occupational therapies.
Financial Penalties and ViolationsFederal agencies and the State of New Hampshire have a legal responsibility to monitor every nursing facility. If serious violations are identified, the government can impose monetary fines or deny payments through Medicare if the resident was harmed or could have been harmed by the deficiency.
The nursing home received two complaints over the last three years that resulted in a violation citation. Additional information concerning the facility can be reviewed on the State of New Hampshire Bureau of Elderly and Adult Services Website.
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Hampton New Hampshire Nursing Home Safety Concerns
Information on every intermediate and long-term care home in the state can be reviewed on government-owned and operated database websites including the New Hampshire Department of Public Health and Medicare.gov.
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 three out of five stars for quality measures.
The state investigators determined that the nursing home “failed to ensure residents were free from receiving excessive doses of drugs for [one resident] reviewed for anticoagulant therapy.” The state investigators reviewed the resident’s Physician’s orders, Medication Administration Record, and Progress Notes that revealed that the resident “was transported and admitted to the hospital related to altered mental status.”
A review of the resident’s Hospital Discharge Paperwork dated November 9, 2018, revealed that the resident’s medications were not properly transcribed in handwriting in the new Medication Administration Record.”
The nursing home “failed to provide a sanitary environment to prevent the potential transmission of medical diseases during [one of two] medication pass observations.”
The state surveyors observed the medication pass that revealed a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) administered medications to two different residents. Upon completion of the administration to the first resident, [the LPN] did not wash their hands or use hand sanitizer but went on to administer medications to the second resident.”
The surveyors reviewed the facility’s policy titled: Long-term Care Pharmacy Services and Procedures that revealed: “prior to preparing or administering medications, authorized or competent facility staff should follow facility’s infection control policy (e.g., handwashing).”
The nursing home “failed to provide a proper offloading device consistent with professional standards of practice for the healing of a deep tissue injury.” The investigation involved one resident with a “house-acquired pressure sore.”
The survey team observed the resident “wearing a black-type boot on her left foot.” The Unit Manager was asked about the boot. The Manager stated that the resident “has a pressure area to the left heel (facility-acquired) due to using their heel to propel themselves in their wheelchair.”
Further inspection of the boot indicated that the resident was wearing “revealed it failed to have any offloading features for the healing of the pressure wound that was located on the resident’s heel.”
Do you suspect that your loved one suffered injury or died prematurely while living at Oceanside Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center? Contact the New Hampshire nursing home abuse lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Rockingham County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including Hampton.
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