The number of cases involving mistreatment in nursing facilities throughout Ohio has risen significantly over the last few decades. Many senior citizens, the rehabilitating, and disabled become victims of abuse and neglect at the hands of caregivers, employees, visitors, or other patients. If your loved one was injured while living in a Lucas County nursing facility, contact the Ohio Nursing Home Law Center Attorneys now for immediate legal assistance.
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This long-term care facility is a 98-certified bed "for-profit" home providing services and cares to residents of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio. The Medicare and Medicaid-participating center is located at:
6101 N Summit St
Toledo, Ohio 43611
(419) 727-7870
Point Place Care and Rehabilitation Center
In addition to providing around the clock skilled nursing care, Point Place Care and Rehabilitation Center 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.
The federal government and the state of Ohio routinely monitor every nursing facility to identify serious violations of established rules and regulations and levy monetary fines or deny payments through Medicare when problems are found. Typically, these violations result in penalties when investigators found severe problems that harmed or could have harmed a resident.
The nursing home received five complaints over the last three years that resulted in a violation citation. Additional documentation concerning penalties and fines can be reviewed on the Ohio Department of Health Complaint Website.
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Our attorneys obtain and review data on every Ohio long-term care home from various online publically available sources, including the Department of Public Health website and Medicare.gov.
According to Medicare, this facility maintains an overall rating of two out of five stars, including three out of five stars concerning health inspections, two 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 implement their Abuse Policy by requiring the facility to report an allegation of misappropriation.”
The surveyors reviewed a Nursing Progress Note dated March 1, 2019, at 7:31 PM. The note indicated that at approximately 11:00 AM, “therapy staff found a bank card on the resident’s bathroom floor and then gave the card to the nurse on duty.” The “resident returned to the facility and stated that someone had stolen her card and took $200 off of it.”
A Nursing Progress Note from the same day at 3:55 PM revealed that the resident “talked about money being stolen. Further review of the Progress Note revealed the issues were addressed by the previous shift.”
However, a review of self-reported incidents at the facility from March 1, 2019, through March 21, 2019, “revealed that there were no reports of misappropriation involving [that resident].” The investigators interviewed the facility Administrator on the morning of March 22, 2019. The Administrator “revealed the allegation of misappropriation was not reported to the State Agency [stating] no money was missing.”
The resident and family revealed that “someone took $200.” A Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) revealed that “the resident’s sister and herself looked at the bank transaction online [revealing that] there was $120 cash withdrawal from the bank in which the family did not know who withdrew the money.”
The LPN revealed that “she reported the $120 withdrawal to the Unit Manager.” A different Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) was the Unit Manager on duty on the day of the incident and stated that “she reported the situation to the Administrator [but] could not recall [the other LPN] informing her of the disputed $120 transaction on the bank card.”
The investigators determined that “the facility failed to report an allegation of misappropriation” and failed to follow the Abuse Prohibition Policy revised on January 1, 2018. The policy indicates that “staff must report allegations involving neglect, exploitation, or mistreatment and misappropriation of resident property within twenty-four hours if the event does not result in serious bodily injury.”
Do you suspect that your loved one is the victim of mistreatment while living at Point Place Care and Rehabilitation Center? Contact the Ohio nursing home abuse lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Lucas County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including Toledo.
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Sources:
Attorney Nancy Iler
Licensed in Ohio
Chicago Nursing Home Injury Attorney Nursing Home Law Center LLC Home