For many family members, detecting abuse and neglect in a nursing facility can be challenging at best, especially if your loved one has symptoms that mask the typical effects of mistreatment. In many cases, friends and family will mistake the natural progression of the aging process or a debilitating disease when actual abuse or neglect is occurring.
If you suspect that your loved one is the victim of mistreatment while living in a Lowndes County nursing facility, contact the Alabama nursing home affiliate attorneys now for immediate legal assistance. Our team of abuse prevention lawyers has handled cases just like yours, and we can help your family too. Call us now so we can begin working on your case today to ensure you receive financial compensation for your damages.
This Medicare and Medicaid-participating nursing center is a "for-profit" home providing services to residents of Hayneville and Lowndes County, Alabama. The 72-certified bed long-term care home is located at:
629 State Highway 21 South
Hayneville, Alabama 36040
(334) 548-5995
Orchard Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
In addition to providing 24/7 skilled nursing care, Orchard Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center offers other services. Additional focused care includes short-term and long term care. The facility also provides comprehensive rehab services, cognitive care, and physical, occupational, and speech therapies.
Fined $13,627 for substandard care
The federal government has the legal authority to penalize any nursing home that has violated rules and regulations that have harmed or could have harmed a nursing facility resident. These penalties include denial of payment for Medicare services are an imposed a monetary fine.
Within the last three years, federal investigators imposed a monetary fine against Orchard Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center for $13,627 on March 16, 2018, citing substandard care. This nursing facility self-reported a serious problem over the last three years that resulted in a violation citation.
Additional information concerning the facility can be reviewed on the comprehensive Alabama Adult Protective Services Website.
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The state of Alabama and Medicare.com routinely update their comprehensive list of deficiencies online to reflect all 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 that the nursing home “failed to timely report an allegation of neglect to the Alabama State Survey Agency. This deficient practice affected [one resident] involved in allegations of abuse or neglect.”
The state investigators determined that “the facility submitted to the Alabama State Survey Agency (Alabama Department of Public Health, DHCF) an allegation of neglect. According to the report, [a Registered Nurse (RN)] failed to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on [a full code status resident] who was found unresponsive.”
The facility Administrator verified the date of the “failure of the licensed staff member to initiate CPR on the resident [who had] full code status.” The Administrator also confirmed that the incident “should have been reported to the Alabama State Survey Agency [within] two hours of the incident.” The Administrator stated that “she did not know it was a reportable event that should have been submitted to the Alabama State Survey Agency.”
The investigators asked, “what made the event a reportable incident.” The Administrator responded, “Neglect.” The surveyors determined that the facility failed to “provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel, subject to Physician’s orders and the resident’s advance directives.”
The CNA plus had entered the resident’s room “and found the resident unresponsive.” The CNA informed a Registered Nurse (RN) who “was certified in CPR.” The Registered Nurse “assessed the resident and found [a resident] did not have a pulse or respirations. After the assessment, [the RN] left the resident’s room to activate the emergency response system [and] did not return to the resident’s room to initiate CPR.”
The surveyors reviewed the Ambulance Patient Care Report that indicated that “CPR was not being performed when they arrived.” It was determined that “this deficient practice placed [this resident] in Immediate Jeopardy of serious injury, harm, or death.”
Do you believe that your loved one was the victim of abuse or neglect while living at Orchard Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center? Contact the Alabama nursing home abuse prevention lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Lowndes County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including Hayneville.
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Sources:
Attorney Brian Murphy
Licensed in Alabama
Chicago Nursing Home Injury Lawyer Nursing Home Law Center LLC Home