There are significant problems involving mistreatment occurring in nursing facilities nationwide. Typically, a lack of quality care often results from untrained nursing staff, minimal supervision, or insufficient staffing members on each shift. In these incidents, the patient’s needs are often ignored. This neglect can cause broken bones due to falling or the development of preventable pressure sores.
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This nursing center is a "for-profit" Medicare and Medicaid-participating facility providing services and cares to residents of Maitland and Orange County, Florida. The 39-certified bed long-term care nursing home is located at:
1301 W Maitland Blvd
Maitland, Florida 32751
(407) 645-3990
Savannah Cove Nursing Center
In addition to providing 24/7 skilled nursing care, Savannah Cove Nursing Center offers other services. Additional focused care includes short-term and long term care.
The investigators for the federal and state 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 Florida Adult Protective Services Website.
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The federal government and the Florida Department of Public Health website update comprehensive information containing historical details of all citations and violations.
According to Medicare, this facility maintains an overall rating of one out of five stars, including two 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 that the nursing home “failed to ensure a safe and sanitary environment in the laundry room and with the resident’s applied delivery to prevent cross-contamination and the spread of infection.”
The state investigators observed a cart containing oxygen tubing, Kleenex, and nonsterile gloves used by a Central Supply employee inside a resident’s room. Protocol dictates that the cart must be left outside the doorway and never brought into the resident’s room to avoid the spread of contamination.
The surveyors also observed the soiled linen room in the laundry department that had a facility for a buffer with buffering pads in the same room as soiled linen that has the potential of spreading infection throughout the nursing home. There was also not any working soap dispenser in that room.
The Director of Nursing, who also serves as the Infection Control Nurse, “confirmed the facility equipment should never be stored in the soiled linen separating room.” The Director stated that “clean mops should not be stored next to the soiled linens and the soap dispensers are to be in working condition for the staff to properly wash their hands to prevent the spread of infection.”
The facility “failed to implement an ongoing infection prevention and control program by not following manufacturer guidelines for cleaning and disinfecting blood glucose monitoring devices on one of two medication carts.” The nursing home also failed to “develop a Facility Water Management Program to reduce Legionella growth and the spread of waterborne pathogens.”
The surveyors observed a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) during a medication pass who “failed to disinfect the glucometer monitor [before] obtaining a blood sugar reading and clean the meter with alcohol wipes following its use” instead of following acceptable sanitation protocols.
The facilities policy indicated that “the glucometers are to be cleaned and disinfected before and after each use with a disinfectant wipe per manufacturer’s instruction.” Additionally, the Executive Director “was unable to produce documentation that the facility had developed and implemented a Facility Water Management Program to reduce Legionella growth and spread in the facility water system.” The Director informed the state survey team that “we just do not have one.”
Do you believe that your loved one is the victim of mistreatment, abuse, or neglect while living at Savannah Cove Nursing Center? Contact the Florida nursing home abuse prevention lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Orange County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including Maitland.
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Sources:
Attorney Blair N. Mendes, Esq.
Licensed in Florida
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