Families deciding to place a loved one into a nursing home are often overwhelmed at the thought that they will not receive the best care. Unfortunately, mistreatment occurs at many facilities nationwide, including in North Carolina.
If your loved one was injured while living in a Guilford County nursing facility, contact the North Carolina Nursing Home Law Center Attorneys now for immediate legal intervention. Let our team of abuse prevention lawyers work on your family’s behalf to ensure you receive financial compensation from recovering your damages. All the necessary paperwork must be filed in the proper county courthouse before the statute of limitations expires.
This long-term care facility is a 100-certified bed Medicare and Medicaid-participating center providing services to residents of High Point and Guilford County, North Carolina. The "for-profit" home is located at:
3830 N Main Street
High Point, North Carolina 27265
(336) 869-3524
Pruitthealth - High Point Nursing Center
In addition to providing 24/7 skilled nursing care, Pruitthealth - High Point Nursing 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, post-stroke care, care management, and physical, occupational, and speech therapies.
Fined $56,047 for substandard care
Both North Carolina and the federal government can impose a monetary fine or deny payments through Medicare when a nursing facility has been found to violate established regulations and rules. The higher the monetary penalty, the more serious the violation is that likely harmed or could have harmed one or more residents at the nursing home.
Within the last thirty-six months, investigators imposed three monetary penalties against Pruitthealth - High Point Nursing Center, citing substandard care. These penalties include a $8,778 fine on September 08, 2018, a $33,677 fine on February 01, 2018, and a $13,592 fine on May 17, 2017, for a total of $56,047.
The nursing home received seven complaints over the last three years that resulted in a violation citation. 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 Medicare.com routinely update their comprehensive list of deficiencies online to reflect all 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, two out of five stars for staffing issues, and four out of five stars for quality measures.
The state investigators determined the nursing home " failed to provide supervision to a cognitively impaired resident, with wandering behaviors, during transportation to and from [their medical treatment] in a non-medical taxi-like service.”
The “resident was transported back to the facility, but due to the resident’s severe cognitive impairment, wandering tendancies and the lack of staff supervision during transport to and from [the medical treatment] center, in the non-medical mode of transportation, [it] could have resulted in an adverse outcome to the resident.”
The state investigators determined an Immediate Jeopardy situation began that day “when the facility staff failed to supervise [the resident], who was cognitively impaired with wandering behaviors, during transportation.”
A review of [the Nurse’s] Notes indicated that the Insurance Navigation Coordinator revealed an inbound call was received from the clinical manager at the treatment center, stating that “the resident had not shown up for [his medical treatment] yet.” The records were checked and found that “the earlier transport had been canceled.”
The clinical manager said that “the resident requires door-to-door service, due to dementia.”
The “facility failed to follow ordered infection control precautions for [one resident] who was placed on droplet precautions,” due to a positive influenza swab test. That resident had a droplet precaution sign posted “on the doorway of the resident’s room and a rolling cabinet with gowns, masks, and gloves.”
Observation of the resident revealed that the resident “was brought from the shower room back to the hallway, outside her doorway, and left in the wheelchair with no mask on.” Also, the Nursing Assistant “was not wearing any personal protective equipment such as a gown, gloves, or a mask.”
Do you believe that your loved one has suffered harm through mistreatment while living at Pruitthealth - High Point 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 Guilford County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including High Point.
Our law firm provides every potential client an initial free case consultation. Also, we offer a 100% “No Win/No-Fee” Guarantee, meaning you do not owe us any money until we have received a monetary recovery on your behalf. All information you share with our law offices will remain confidential.
Attorney Carl R. Wilander, Esq.
Licensed in North Carolina
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