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This long-term care home is a "non-profit" 50-certified bed center providing care and services to residents of Southern Pines and Moore County, North Carolina. The Medicare and Medicaid-participating facility is located at:
401 East Rhode Island Avenue
Southern Pines, North Carolina 28387
(910) 692-0300
URL: Penick Village Nursing Center
In addition to providing 24/7 skilled nursing care, Penick Village Nursing Center offers other services. Additional focused attention includes short-term and long term care. The facility also offers comprehensive rehab services and physical, occupational, and speech therapies.
Both the federal government and the state of North Carolina can impose monetary fines or deny payments through Medicare of any nursing facility that has been found to have violated the established nursing home rules and regulations.
Additional information concerning the facility can be reviewed on the comprehensive North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Adult Protective Services Website.
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The state of North Carolina and the federal government regularly updates its long-term care home database system with complete details of all deficiencies, citations, and 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 two out of five stars for quality measures.
The state investigators determined the nursing home "failed to implement the written policy and procedure for investigating and reporting an injury of unknown origin , for [one resident].” The investigation involved a resident who “requires extensive assistance with bed mobility, transfers, locomotion on the unit, dressing, personal hygiene, and bathing.”
A review of the resident’s Care Plan indicated that the resident “was at risk for altered skin integrity” related to the need for extensive assistance with bed mobility… and fragile skin. The staff is guided to “monitor skin during care rounds, and as needed, and notify the Physician and family of any areas of concern.”
The Incident/Accident Report revealed that the staff observed injuries to the resident. These included “a bruise on the left wrist, a bruise on the right wrist, a bruise to the right breast [that was] yellow in color, a bruise on the lower left arm, and a bruise to the upper left arm.”
While there is documentation that the Physician was aware of the problem and there was a notation that the resident was combative during care, there “was no documentation to show that an investigation had been conducted to determine the root-cause analysis of the incident.”
The “facility failed to investigate and implement effective interventions to address multiple falls for [two residents].” The nursing home “also failed to supervise and provide direction to nurse’s aides, who transferred [one resident] in a manner the staff independently deemed appropriate, because there was no information on how to transfer the resident.”
The deficient practice of transferring the resident “resulted in skin tears.” A review of the resident’s Care Guide indicated that the resident can be aggressive. The document states that “staff will assist with mobility needs, as tolerated. (There were no indicated methods for transfers or mobility).”
The resident’s responsible party requested that “he not be left alone in the bathroom and assisted back to his chair. Staff is to toilet [the resident] after meals, as needed.”
The investigators reviewed the facility’s Incident Logs from December 1, 2016, to the present day. The log included “nineteen falls that occurred involving the resident. There were no falls with injuries.”
Do you suspect that your loved one is the victim of mistreatment while living at Penick Village Nursing Center? Contact the North Carolina nursing home abuse prevention lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Moore County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including Southern Pines.
Our legal team invites you to discuss your case with us today through an initial, free claim consultation. Also, we provide a 100% “No Win/No-Fee” Guarantee, meaning you will not owe us anything until after we have secured a monetary recovery for your family. All information you share with our law offices will remain confidential.
Attorney Carl R. Wilander, Esq.
Licensed in North Carolina
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