Every staff member working in a nursing facility has a legal and ethical responsibility to provide each resident with the highest level of care according to established standards of quality. Unfortunately, many nursing facilities do not follow established procedures and protocols that prevent injuries, accidents, and the development of life-threatening pressure wounds.
If you suspect that your loved one was victimized through neglect or abuse while living in an Orange County nursing facility, the California Nursing Home Law Center Attorneys can help. Let our team of abuse prevention lawyers work on your family’s behalf to ensure you receive financial compensation for your damages.
This long-term care home is a "for-profit" 112-certified bed center providing care and services to residents of Orange and Orange County, California. The Medicare and Medicaid-participating facility is located at:
920 West La Veta Street
Orange, California 92868
(714) 633-3568
Orange Healthcare and Wellness Centre
In addition to providing around the clock skilled nursing care, Orange Healthcare and Wellness Centre 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, hospice, oncology care, dementia and memory care, and physical, occupational, and speech therapies.
It is the legal responsibility of California and the federal government investigators to hold nursing homes accountable if they have violated rules and regulations that harmed or could have harmed a resident. These penalties include monetary fines and the denial of payment for Medicare services.
This nursing facility received six 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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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 three out of five stars for quality measures.
The state investigators determined the nursing home "failed to ensure [one resident] was supervised while [the resident] had a lighter in his possession.” The resident “was left alone outside and started a fire in the facility’s garbage can [that was] located directly outside the facility’s front entrance door.”
As a result of a lack of supervision, the “flames moved from the garbage can and spread to a nearby tree, which was in direct contact with the building. This [failure by the nursing staff] put all residents at risk for harm, injury, or death.”
A review of the report sent to the California Department of Public Health involving a facility reported incident identified that the resident “started a fire in the garbage can outside the facility. The report showed that on June 4, 2019, [the resident] was exhibiting aggressive behaviors and one-on-one supervision for the resident and staff safety. The report shows [that the resident] was left alone for one to two minutes while the staff member left to find another staff member to supervise [the resident].”
The fire “was identified when another staff member arrived to supervise [the aggressive resident].” A review of the facility’s policies and procedures titled Smoking By Residents indicates that the interdisciplinary team “will develop an individualized plan for safe storage of smoking materials, provide assistance, and supervision to residents, if necessary.”
A review of the resident’s MDS (Minimum Data Set) showed that the resident “had moderately impaired cognition and was independent with the use of a wheelchair. The resident’s Care Plan said that interventions would include “supervision with smoking and his smoking materials were to be maintained in the medication cart.” One of the interventions revealed that staff must “respect the resident’s rights. The resident refused to keep smoking materials in the medication cart. However, there was no further documentation to show how the facility was to secure [the resident’s] smoking materials for safety.”
The Safe Smoking Assessment indicated that the resident “had impulsive behaviors and required supervision when he smoked.” On June 4, 2019, in the early morning hours, the resident “was sitting outside and set fire to a garbage can which spread to a tree.” The fire department and police responded after a call to 911. “The resident denied lighting the fire.”
Was your loved one mistreated while residing at Orange Healthcare and Wellness Centre? Contact the California nursing home abuse prevention lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Orange County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including Orange.
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Sources:
Attorney Anthony Lanzone
Licensed in California
Chicago Nursing Home Injury Attorney Nursing Home Law Center LLC Home