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This nursing facility is a "for-profit" Medicare and Medicaid-participating home providing services to residents of Beckley and Raleigh County, West Virginia. The 120-certified bed long-term care center is located at:
405 Stanaford Road
Beckley, West Virginia 25801
(304) 252-6317
Pine Lodge Nursing Home
In addition to providing around the clock skilled nursing care, Pine Lodge Nursing Home 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.
Federal agencies and the State of West Virginia 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 nine complaints over the last three years that resulted in a violation citation. Additional information concerning the facility can be reviewed on the West Virginia Bureau for Children and Families Adult Protective Services Website.
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According to Medicare, this facility maintains an overall rating of two out of five stars, including three 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 that “the facility failed to provide necessary care and services to [a resident] and preparation for scheduled appointments outside of the facility, of which the facility was aware of or should have been aware. The facility also failed to provide [this resident] care and services in the care areas concerning baths and shaving.”
The deficient practice by the nursing staff “had the potential to affect more than a limited number of residents.” A review of the resident’s medical records indicated that the resident is a paraplegic (paralysis of the legs and lower body).” The resident is “totally dependent for all cares, is legally blind, and newly diagnosed with [other conditions including “compression or pinching of the C5 nerve [spine) that produces numbness, paresthesia (pins and needles), and paralysis of the arm.”
The surveyors attempted to interview the resident who stated that they “did not want to be interviewed at the time.” When the surveyor returned the next day, “the resident was no longer a resident at the facility.” The resident “was transferred to live in another facility and was unavailable for an interview.”
A review of Reportable Events indicated that the Veterans Administration Medical Center notified the facility “of an incident occurring that morning that was reportable to all appropriate agencies. The incident reported to the facility alleged that when Emergency Management Services (EMS) ambulance arrived to take the resident to schedule appointments, the resident was not cleaned up, had no breakfast, [the] catheter needed to be emptied, and the call light was not within reach.”
The VA stated that the resident had said “his head was hitting the side rail on the bed and he was yelling. Someone came and shut the door but did not provide care. The results of the facility’s reportable investigations revealed the allegations were unsubstantiated due to a lack of information provided by EMS.”
The Nurse Aide indicated that the resident had not been cleaned up yet when EMS arrived at approximately 7:00 AM.
Do you suspect that your loved one is the victim of mistreatment while living at Pine Lodge Nursing Home? Contact the West Virginia nursing home abuse lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Raleigh County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including Beckley.
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Sources:
Attorney Bob Daley
Licensed in West Virginia
Illinois Nursing Home Injury Lawyer Nursing Home Law Center LLC Home