The Nevada Nursing Home Law Center Attorneys represents victims of nursing home assault and abuse occurring in Nevada. Our team of abuse prevention lawyers has handled cases where Nurses, Certified Nursing Assistants, visitors, employees, and other patients mistreat Clark County nursing home residents.
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This long-term care home is a "for-profit" 144-certified bed center providing care and services to residents of Las Vegas and Clark County, Nevada. The Medicare and Medicaid-participating facility is located at:
5351 Montessouri Street
Las Vegas, Nevada 89113
(702) 251-2200
Spanish Hills Wellness Suites Nursing Home
In addition to providing 24/7 skilled nursing care, Spanish Hills Wellness Suites Nursing Home offers other services. Additional focused attention includes short-term and long term care, and physical, occupational, and speech therapies.
Both the State of Nevada and the federal government can impose a monetary fine or deny payments through Medicare when a nursing facility has been found to violate established regulations and rules. The higher the financial penalty, the more serious the violation is that likely harmed or could have harmed one or more residents at the nursing home.
The nursing home received twenty-eight complaints over the last three years that resulted in a violation citation. Additional information concerning the facility can be reviewed on the comprehensive Nevada Department of Health and Human Services Adult Protective Services Website.
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To be fully informed on the level of care nursing homes provide, families routinely research Medicare.gov and the Nevada Department of Public Health website database systems for a complete list of deficiencies, violations, and citations.
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 one out of five stars for quality measures.
The state investigators determined the nursing home "failed to investigate an allegation of neglect and report the results of the investigation to the State Survey Agency within five working days,” as required by law.
On September 5, 2019, during the morning hours, the resident “indicated requiring help from staff for mobility and hygiene care.” The resident reported that “staff did not provide care [timely].” The resident reported “trying not to poop out of fear he would not receive assistance.” The resident described “going up to twenty-four hours without care [and explained that] staff did not talk to him, and he felt ignored.”
The resident “recalled reporting the issue to a staff member but was not sure which staff member [and indicated that] the facility had not informed [him] of a response to the concern.”
The Director of Nursing indicated “being responsible for investigating and reporting allegations of abuse and neglect, in conjunction with the Administrator.” The Director indicated that “abuse allegations were investigated by interviews with staff and residents. The investigation was completed within five days of the notification.”
However, the Director verbalized that “the resident reported not having received incontinence care, lying wet and soiled for periods of up to three days.” The Director recalled the resident, “verbally reported an allegation of neglect during a care conference meeting.” The Director “was unable to provide documented evidence an investigation had been performed regarding [this resident’s] allegation.”
The “facility failed to ensure a Physician’s order to place the bed in the lowest position was performed for [one resident].” The Physician’s order documented that the bed would remain in the lowest position with floor mats on every shift, as a fall precaution.
However, a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) confirmed that the resident “was a fall risk and there was an order for [keeping the bed in the lowest position] and using fall mats.” The LPN indicated that “if the fall intervention was not signed or documented, it was considered not done at all.”
The Director of Nursing explained that “staff was expected to follow the Physician’s orders [and confirmed] there was a fall prevention order for the bed in the lowest position and floor mats at the bedside and [it was] not signed in the Medication Administration Record for several occasions.”
Has your loved one been being mistreated or neglected while living at Spanish Hills Wellness Suites Nursing Home? Contact the Nevada nursing home abuse prevention lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Clark County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including Las Vegas.
Our legal team never charges potential clients to discuss your case through an initial claim consultation. Also, we offer a 100% “No Win/No-Fee” Guarantee, meaning you will not owe us any money unless we have received a monetary recovery on your behalf.
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