Relocating an elderly loved one into a nursing facility is often the toughest decision a family can make. Many times, the family will perform extensive research in the hopes of finding the most comfortable and safest environment. Unfortunately, the incident rate involving mistreatment occurring in nursing homes throughout California has risen significantly over the last few years.
If your loved one was harmed while living in a Los Angeles County nursing facility, contact the California 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 monetary compensation from recovering your damages.
This center is a 140-certified bed Medicare and Medicaid-participating facility providing services to residents of Glendale and Los Angeles County, California. The "for-profit" long-term care home is located at:
630 W. Broadway
Glendale, California 91204
(818) 247-3395
NO WEBSITE
In addition to providing around the clock skilled nursing care, Royal Palms Post Acute Nursing Center offers other services. Additional focused attention includes short-term and long term care.
The investigators working for the state of California and the federal government have the legal authority to impose monetary fines and deny payment for Medicare services if the nursing home has been cited for serious violations of established regulations and rules.
This nursing facility received forty-five complaints and self-reported fourteen serious issues over the last three years that resulted in violation citations. 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, three 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 prevent the elopement of [one resident], including [a failure] to initiate and implement the resident’s Plan of Care for wandering risks by not assessing the signs and symptoms of changes in behavior like entering into another resident’s’ room without permission and increased anxiety.”
The nursing home also failed to “follow the facility’s policy and procedure on Elopement by [a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)] not reporting to the Charge Nurse or Licensed Vocational Nurse when [the resident told the CNA] that he really wants to leave the facility.” At 11:00 PM on March 23, 2019, the resident “eloped [wandered away] from the facility and spent the night on the street. These deficient practices affected [the resident’s] safety and placed the resident at risk for injury.”
A review of a Nurse’s Progress Note dated January 2, 2019, indicated that the resident “was transferred to another room because [the resident] was bullying and making offensive remarks to his roommate.” A subsequent Progress Note dated March 2, 2019, and others through March 20, 2019, indicated the resident “was alert, awake and oriented to time, self and place.”
A Psychological Consultation Note dated March 6, 2019, indicated that “the resident was frustrated with being physically impaired and having to stay at the facility.” At that point, the resident began “entering into other residents’ rooms without permission and having symptoms of anxiety.”
The staff last saw the resident on March 23, 2019, at 9:00 PM and noticed, “the resident missing from the facility at 11:00 PM.” The Investigation Report dated March 25, 2019, indicated that the resident “was unhappy and upset with his roommate.” The resident told the CNA that “he wanted to leave, but the CNA failed to report [it] to the Charge Nurse.”
The CNA stated that “she did not report [the resident’s statement] to the Charge Nurse because she did not believe [the resident, and stated that] she has not seen the resident walk. The resident was always in bed and in his wheelchair.”
The facility Administrator stated that the CNA “should have mentioned the conversation with [the resident] to the Charge Nurse so [the resident’s] elopement could be avoided.”
Do you suspect that your loved one is the victim of mistreatment while living at Royal Palms Post Acute Nursing 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 Glendale.
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Sources:
Attorney Anthony Lanzone
Licensed in California
Chicago Nursing Home Injury Attorney Nursing Home Law Center LLC Home