Healthcare at Jefferson Manor Rehab and Wellness Center Abuse and Neglect Attorneys

Many families have no other option than to turn the care of a loved one over to medical professionals at a Jefferson County nursing facility. Unfortunately, many nursing home residents become the victims of abuse, mistreatment or neglect by caregivers, employees, visitors or other patients.

If your loved one was injured while in a nursing facility, contact the Kentucky Nursing Home Law Center attorneys now for immediate legal intervention. Let our team of lawyers represent your family to ensure you are adequately compensated for monetary damages.

Signature Healthcare at Jefferson Manor Rehab and Wellness Center

This nursing home is a "for profit" center providing services to residents of Louisville and Jefferson County, Kentucky. The Medicare/Medicaid-participating 100-certified bed nursing facility is located at:

1801 Lynn Way
Louisville, Kentucky, 40222
(502) 426-4513
Signature Healthcare at Jefferson Manor Rehab and Wellness Center

In addition to providing 24/7 skilled nursing care, Signature Healthcare at Jefferson Manor Rehab and Wellness Center also offers other services. The services include pain management, palliative care, respite care, short-term rehab, IV medication management, diabetes management, and rehabilitative services including physical, occupational and speech therapies.

Financial Penalties and Violations

Federal and state investigators can penalize any nursing home that has violated rules and regulations that resulted in harm or could have resulted in harm of a resident. These penalties include imposing monetary fines and denying payment for Medicare services.

Within the last three years, regulators imposed a massive penalty of $341,493 against Signature Healthcare at Jefferson Manor Rehab and Wellness Center on October 5, 2017. Medicare denied payment for services the same day. Also, the facility received three formally filed complaints and self-reported three serious issues that all resulted in citations.

Additional information concerning this facility can be reviewed on the Kentucky Department of Health Care Nursing Home Reporting Website.

Louisville Kentucky Nursing Home Safety Concerns

A list of health violations on statewide long-term care homes can be reviewed on the Kentucky Department of Public Health and Medicare.gov database websites.

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 two out of five stars for quality measures.

• Failure to Immediately Notify the Resident, the Resident’s Doctor or Family Members of a Change in the Resident’s Condition Including a Decline in Their Health or Injury – citation date December 14, 2017

According to surveyors, the facility “failed to notify the Physician of an abnormal International Normalized Ratio (INR)” for one resident with abnormal results. The facility also “did not notify the Physician” for three days “when the resident became unresponsive. The facility transferred the resident to the hospital, and the CT scan of the head revealed a small acute left subdural hemorrhage with mild subarachnoid hemorrhaging (bleeding) and a 10mm midline shift.”

The testing was performed to determine the effectiveness of anticoagulation therapy. The resident’s Comprehensive Care Plan revealed that the resident “was at risk for abnormal bleeding or hemorrhage related to the use of anticoagulant (blood thinner). Interventions included scheduling the lab test to monitor coagulation factors, monitor the resident for signs of bleeding, and report to the Physician any signs of abnormal bleeding.”

• In a separate summary deficiency on March 7, 2018, it was determined that the facility “failed to have an effective system in place [to] notify the Physician regarding the decision to cancel the delivery of [treatment medication].” It was determined that the facility “did not administer [the resident’s] Physician-ordered medication because of the expense and did not notify the Physician or residents that the medication was withheld.”

Surveyors say the facility’s “failure to have an effective system in place to ensure residents receive Physician-ordered medications has caused or is likely to cause serious injury, harm, impairment or death.” The investigators placed an Immediate Jeopardy on the facility to ensure compliance.

• Failure to Provide and Implement an Infection Protection and Control Program – citation date December 14, 2017

The state survey team noted the facility “failed to ensure staff performed infection control practices as evidenced by a lack of glove change and failure to complete hand hygiene during perineal care.”

The investigative team interviewed a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) who revealed “you forgot to perform hand hygiene and change gloves during [resident’s] perineal care. She revealed a failure to do so could cause the spread of germs and cause infections.”

Were You Injured at Signature Healthcare at Jefferson Manor Rehab and Wellness Center? We Can Help

Do you believe that your grandparent, parent or spouse died prematurely or suffered serious injury while a resident at Signature Healthcare at Jefferson Manor Rehab and Wellness Center? Contact the Kentucky nursing home abuse attorneys at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 today. Our network of attorneys fights aggressively on behalf of Jefferson County victims of mistreatment living in long-term facilities including nursing homes in Louisville.

Our legal team provides every client a “No Win/No-Fee” Guarantee, meaning you will owe us nothing if we cannot obtain compensation on your behalf. Let us begin working on your case today.

Sources:

• Inspection report - 12/14/2017
• Inspection report - 10/20/2016
• Inspection report - 03/07/2018