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This long-term care home is a 125-certified bed center providing care and services to residents of San Pedro and Los Angeles County, California. The "non-profit church-related" Medicare and Medicaid-participating facility is located at:
1322 West Sixth Street
San Pedro, California 90732
(310) 791-4518
Providence Little Company of Mary Subacute Care Center
In addition to providing 24/7 skilled nursing care, Providence Little Company of Mary Subacute Care Center offers other services. Additional focused attention includes short-term and long term care. The facility also provides comprehensive rehab services, wound care, pulmonary care, IV (intervenous) care, pain management, and physical, occupational, and speech therapies.
California and federal agencies are duty-bound to monitor every nursing home and levy monetary fines or deny payments through Medicare when investigators identify serious violations of nursing home regulations and rules. In some cases, the nursing home receives multiple penalties if surveyors find severe violations that harmed or could have harmed a resident.
Over the last three years, Medicare denied payment on July 05, 2019, due to a lack of quality care. Additional information concerning the facility can be reviewed on the comprehensive California Department of Social Services Adult Protective Services Website.
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According to Medicare, this facility maintains an overall rating of one out of five stars, including one 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 the nursing home "failed to follow its policy and the Physician’s orders and implement a resident’s Plan of Care, which included assessment and monitoring for the use of a right wrist restraint for [one resident].” The resident “was observed [with a “right wrist improperly restrained, with the arm slightly bent and extended above her head, tied down under the bed in between the side rail, restricting movement and proper blood flow.”
The state investigators determined that “this deficient practice resulted in [the resident] being improperly restrained, causing pain and a red bruise about one-half inch wide around the resident’s entire right wrist caused by a tight wrist restraint, which could potentially cause joint, muscle, and nerve damage.”
The state investigators reviewed the resident’s Informed Consent for the Use of Restraints or Prolonged Use. The form indicates that a family member “had verbally consented for the use of soft wrist restraints, but the form was not signed by [the family member].”
The indication “for the use of a soft restraint was documented for confusion manifested by pulling out lines.” The resident’s MDS (Minimum Data Set) Assessment indicated the resident “had impairment on both sides of the upper and lower extremities.” The document stated, “physical restraints including limit restraints were used daily while in bed and a wheelchair.”
While the resident had a Physician’s order for the physical restraints to use a soft right wrist restraint, “there was no documented reason, functional deficit, or any related [diagnoses]” for the use of the restraints. The “order indicated to release the restraint and check for redness, circulation, hydration, nutritional or elimination needs, hygiene, and safety every two hours.”
The resident was observed at 10:52 AM lying “on her back with her right arm restrained, slightly bent and extended above her head and tied down underneath the bed in between the side rail while the resident was trying to move her arm. The resident was attempting to move her arm around but was unable to do so.” The resident stated that “she was placed in the restraints so she would not hurt herself.”
Do you suspect that your loved one is the victim of mistreatment while living at Providence Little Company of Mary Subacute Care Center? Contact the California nursing home abuse prevention lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Los Angeles County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including San Pedro.
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Sources:
Attorney Anthony Lanzone
Licensed in California
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