Any mistreatment of the senior citizen in a nursing facility can constitute neglect or abuse if it occurs at the hands of caregivers, employees, family members, friends, or other patients. Every member of the nursing team and employee staff always has a legal responsibility to protect their residents and keep them safe in their environment.
If your loved one was injured while residing in a York County nursing facility, contact the South Carolina nursing home network of attorneys at (800) 926-7565 now for immediate legal assistance. Let our team of abuse prevention lawyers work on your family’s behalf to ensure you receive financial compensation for your damages. Time is of the essence. All necessary documentation must be filed in the proper county courthouse before the statute of limitations expires.
This long-term care facility is a 99-certified bed "for-profit" home providing services and cares to residents of Rock Hill and York County, South Carolina. The Medicare and Medicaid-participating center is located at:
159 Sedgewood Dr
Rock Hill, South Carolina 29732
(803) 329-6565
In addition to providing around the clock skilled nursing care, Rock Hill Post Acute Care Center offers other services. Additional focused care includes short-term and long term care.
The facility also provides comprehensive rehab services, wound care, pulmonary care, IV (intervenous) care, post-stroke care, enteral nutrition, pain management, hospice, oncology care, dementia and memory care, and physical, occupational, and speech therapies.
The investigators for the federal government and state of South Carolina nursing home regulatory agencies have the legal authority to impose monetary fines or deny payment for Medicare services if the nursing facility is cited for serious violations of rules and regulations.
Additional information concerning the facility can be reviewed on the comprehensive South Carolina Adult Protective Services Website.
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The state of South Carolina and the federal government regularly updates its long-term care home database system with complete details of all deficiencies, citations, and violations.
According to Medicare, this facility maintains an overall rating of two out of five stars, including two out of five stars concerning health inspections, two out of five stars for staffing issues and five out of five stars for quality measures.
The state investigators determined that the nursing home “failed to provide the necessary care and services [timely for one resident] reviewed for Quality of Care and Assessment.” Specifically, the resident “experienced a decline in respiratory condition resulting in hospitalization.”
The resident experienced harm as a result of this deficiency. The state investigators reviewed the resident’s Physician’s orders and medical records indicating that the resident was to receive medication orally and nasally to treat anxiety, panic disorder, and shortness of breath.
A review of the resident’s Individualized Plan of Care notes that the resident “is at risk for cardiopulmonary complications related but not limited to [a recent medical condition] with the left upper lobe resection and postsurgical pleural effusion.”
A Nurse’s Note indicated that the resident was “resting in bed with her eyes open and experiencing shortness of breath with crackles and wheezing noted.” The staff administered a nebulizer treatment. However, the resident “was not re-assessed by the Registered Nurse (RN) caring for her [until] three hours later.”
The facility “failed to maintain infection control practices during [one laundry] observation.” The state investigators observed a laundry worker “completing laundry services appropriately until [they] neglected to sanitize the door of the washing machine after closing it with the same gloved hands used to load the drum with soiled [potentially contaminated] items. At the time of the observation, there were multiple residents on contact precautions for various infections.”
Failure to Provide Residents Proper Treatment to Prevent the Development of New Bedsores or Allow Existing Pressure Wound to Heal – citation #F314 date May 18, 2017
The facility “failed to ensure that [one resident] reviewed for pressure ulcers received required services to prevent new pressure ulcer developments.” Specifically, the resident “was not turned and repositioned [as required in their Plan of Care] at least every two hours.”
The state investigators interviewed the Hospice Nurse providing the resident care who confirmed that “[the resident] was prone to skin breakdown.”
Do you believe that your loved one is the victim of mistreatment, abuse, or neglect while living at Rock Hill Post Acute Care Center? Contact the South Carolina network of abuse prevention lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent York County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including Rock Hill.
Our legal team offers every client a free, initial case consultation. Additionally, we offer a 100% “No Win/No-Fee” Guarantee. This promise means you do not owe us anything until we have secured a monetary compensation on your behalf. All information you share with our law offices will remain confidential.
Sources:
Attorney Nathan Hughey
Licensed in South Carolina
Chicago Nursing Home Injury Attorney Nursing Home Law Center LLC Home