Any mistreatment of the senior citizen in a nursing facility can constitute neglect or abuse if it occurs at the hands of caregivers, employees, family members, friends, or other patients. Every member of the nursing team and employee staff always has a legal responsibility to protect their residents and keep them safe in their environment.
If your loved one was injured while residing in a Salt Lake County nursing facility, contact the Utah nursing home network of attorneys at (800) 926-7565 now for immediate legal assistance. Let our team of abuse prevention lawyers work on your family’s behalf to ensure you receive financial compensation for your damages. Time is of the essence. All necessary documentation must be filed in the proper county courthouse before the statute of limitations expires.
This nursing center is a "for-profit" Medicare and Medicaid-participating facility providing services and cares to residents of Salt Lake City and Salt Lake County, Utah. The 99-certified bed long-term care nursing home is located at:
4035 South 500 East
Salt Lake City, Utah 84107
(801) 262-9181
Paramount Health and Rehabilitation Center
In addition to providing 24/7 skilled nursing care, Paramount Health and Rehabilitation Center offers other services. Additional focused care includes short-term and long term care.
The facility also provides comprehensive rehab services, wound care, assisted and independent living options, medically-complex care, respiratory care, bariatric 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.
The federal government has the legal authority to penalize any nursing facility that violates rules and regulations. These penalties include monetary fines and denial of payment for Medicare services. High monetary fines usually indicate extremely severe violations that harmed or could have harmed residents.
Within the last three years, Medicare denied payment on January 30, 2019, due to a lack of quality care. The nursing home received four complaints over the last three years that resulted in a violation citation.
Additional information concerning the facility can be reviewed on the State of Utah Adult Protective Services Website.
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The state of Utah 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 two out of five stars, including two out of five stars concerning health inspections, four out of five stars for staffing issues and three out of five stars for quality measures.
The state investigators determined that the nursing home “did not ensure that the resident environment remained as free of accident hazards as was possible. Specifically, the Library Room was observed to contain cabinets that were not secure to the wall, thus allowing them to be potentially pulled down on top of a resident.”
The surveyors noted that “the cabinets were observed to contain hospital gowns and blankets.” A Registered Nurse (RN) at the facility stated during an interview that “the cabinets contained clean linens for staff and residents to use.” The Registered Nurse “further stated that the facility residents were able to retrieve linens, if needed, from the cabinets.”
The facility “did not ensure that the resident’s drug regimen was free from unnecessary drugs. An unnecessary drug is any drug when used in excessive dose; or for excessive duration; or without adequate monitoring; or without adequate indication for its use; or in the presence of adverse consequences, which indicate the dose should be reduced or discontinued; or any combination of the reasons above.”
Specifically, “one resident was administered medication to treat high blood pressure when blood pressure was below parameters set by the Physician. A second resident was not administered medication to treat low blood pressure when their blood pressure was low.”
The state investigators noted that “no documentation could be located in the medical records show that [a resident] receives prescribed medications. The prescribing nurse practitioner ordered the continuation [of their prescription medication on two separate occasions].”
The Director of Nursing and Corporate Resource Nurse stated during an interview that “nurses should have administered [the medications] as ordered.”
Do you believe that your loved one is the victim of mistreatment, abuse, or neglect while living at Paramount Health and Rehabilitation Center? Contact the Utah nursing home abuse prevention lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Salt Lake County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including Salt Lake City.
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