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This Medicare and Medicaid-participating facility is a "for-profit" center providing services to residents of Robertsdale and Baldwin County, Alabama. The 152-certified bed long-term care home is located at:
18700 US Highway 90
Robertsdale, Alabama 36567
(251) 947-1911
Robertsdale Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
In addition to providing 24/7 skilled nursing care, Robertsdale Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center offers other services. Additional focused care includes short-term and long term care. The facility also provides comprehensive rehab services, cognitive care, trach care, ventilator care, and physical, occupational, and speech therapies.
Fined $147,630 for substandard care
It is a legal responsibility of state and federal investigators to hold nursing homes accountable if they have violated rules and regulations that harmed or could have harmed a resident. These penalties include monetary fines and the denial of payment for Medicare services.
Within the last three years, federal investigators imposed a monetary fine against Robertsdale Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center for $147,630 on August 23, 2018, citing substandard care. Additional information concerning the facility can be reviewed on the comprehensive Alabama Adult Protective Services Website.
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The state of Alabama and federal government nursing home regulatory agencies routinely update their care home database system. This list contains historical information of all 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, four out of five stars for staffing issues, and two out of five stars for quality measures.
The state investigators determined that a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) neglected to transfer a resident “with a Hoyer lift and the assistance of another staff member on May 17, 2018. During the 3:00 PM to 11:00 PM shift on May 17, 2018, [the CNA failed to follow the resident’s] Plan of Care when she transferred the resident by herself by picking the resident up and pivoting the resident to bed.”
It was determined that “no Hoyer lift was used, and no assistance was provided by another staff member. During the transfer, the resident’s right knee was twisted, and the resident began to complain of pain. One day later, on May 18, 2018, [the resident’s] right leg between the knee and ankle was noted to be red, warm, swollen, and painful.”
The nursing staff transferred the resident “to the local hospital for further evaluation. An x-ray showed a comminuted mildly displaced proximal tibial fracture as well as a proximal fibular fracture. This deficient practice affected [the resident] reviewed for neglect.”
The investigation involved a moderately cognitively impaired resident who “requires extensive assistance of two plus persons for transfers.” The resident’s Care Plan titled Potential for Falls noted a problem that requires “two-person assist for transfers per a Hoyer lift.”
A Departmental Note documented that at 11:27 PM on May 18, 2018, the resident “complained of leg pain on last rounds tonight about 10:45 PM.” The nursing staff called the Medical Doctor, who ordered the resident be transferred to the local hospital.
The Summary of the Investigation indicated that the resident “was out of bed due to a dental appointment to which the facility transported him/her.” By 4:04 PM that day, “the resident used their call system that was responded to by a CNA. The CNA was in the room for approximately four minutes.” The CNA returned and “entered the room without assistive lifts and left at 4:38 PM with soiled linens.”
The CNAs were guided to “use a Hoyer lift and assistance of two. Later in the evening, a Nursing Assistant went in to assist the resident and reported that they had “moved him/her from the wheelchair to the bed earlier in the evening, twisted his/her leg, and it was now hurting.”
At the hospital, the emergency room “called the facility with a report of a fracture.”
Do you suspect that your loved one is the victim of mistreatment while living at Robertsdale Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center? Contact the Alabama nursing home abuse prevention lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Baldwin County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including Robertsdale.
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Sources:
Attorney Brian Murphy
Licensed in Alabama
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