Are you concerned that your loved one is the victim of abuse or neglect while residing in a Medina County nursing facility? Do you suspect that their injuries from a fall or facility acquired bedsore could have been prevented had the nursing staff followed the established procedures and protocols? Do you want to take immediate action and do not know how?
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This long-term care center is a "for profit" 80-certified bed home providing cares to residents of Medina and Medina County, Ohio. The Medicare and Medicaid-participating facility is located at:
555 Springbrook Dr
Medina, Ohio 44256
(330) 725-3393
Sanctuary Medina Nursing Center
In addition to providing 24/7 skilled nursing care, Sanctuary Medina Nursing Center offers other services. Additional focused care includes pain management, wound care, enteral feeding, IV (intravenous) therapy, postoperative care, disease management, and rehabilitative care including physical, occupational and speech therapies.
The federal government and the state of Ohio routinely monitor every nursing facility to identify serious violations of established rules and regulations and levy monetary fines or deny payments through Medicare when problems are found.
The nursing home also received six complaints over the last three years that resulted in a violation citation. Additional information about this nursing home can be found on the Ohio Long-Term Care Consumer Guide.
To ensure families are fully informed of the level of care every nursing home provides, the state of Ohio and Medicare.com routinely update their long-term care home database systems with info on violations, citations, and deficiencies.
According to Medicare, this facility maintains an overall rating of one out of five stars, including two out of five stars concerning health inspections, one out of five stars for staffing issues and four out of five stars for quality measures.
According to state investigators, “the facility failed to ensure guardian/responsible parties were notified of the resident’s funds approaching the spend down limit and failed to obtain authorization from guardian/responsible party to place the resident as private pay to use their money, to pay for cares and services.
In one incident, a resident funds were reviewed. At that time, the resident had “a balance of $1626.64” on November 7, 2018. By December 3, 2018, the resident had a balance of “$2932.64.” On “October 3, 2018, and on November 2, 2018,” there was a “withdrawal of $1306.00” for the care of services and on “December 6, 2018, a withdrawal of $2025.00 for care services.”
The investigators reviewed the Primary Care for the resident as Medicaid as the pay source, and on December 6, 2018, the plan was “switched to private pay.”
The investigators interviewed the resident’s legal guardian who stated that “he was not notified of any need to spend down for [the resident] was not informed of a pay status change.” The resident’s needs also revealed that “she had not been notified of any need for spend down.”
The nursing home “failed to implement proper infection control practices by not following Physician’s orders.” The deficient practice involved residents “reviewed for urinary tract infections.”
A review of the facility’s Infection Control Log revealed that on July 25, 2018, the resident was started on antibiotics “for confusion and urine odor.” However, during an interview with the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) on July 16, 2018, it was verified that “there was no documentation [the resident’s] urinary catheter was changed as ordered,” after the resident had been treated for their condition.”
The survey team observed the resident “rolled up in bed at a 90° angle; she slid down to the bottom with her legs hanging out of the side of the bed. Her indwelling urinary catheter drainage bag was lying directly on the carpeted floor with no cover protecting it.”
The survey team interviewed a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) who verified that the resident’s “indwelling catheter drainage bag was lying directly on the floor [and] proceeded to go retrieve the resident a new catheter drainage bag.” This deficiency “substantiates Complaint Number OH 830.”
Were you the victim of mistreatment while you lived at Sanctuary Medina Nursing Center? Contact the Ohio nursing home abuse attorneys at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Medina County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas including Medina.
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Sources:
Attorney Nancy Iler
Licensed in Ohio
Chicago Nursing Home Injury Lawyer Nursing Home Law Center LLC Home