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This nursing facility is a "for-profit" Medicare and Medicaid-participating home providing services to residents of Stamford and Fairfield County, Connecticut. The 124-certified bed long-term care center is located at:
494 Elm St
Stamford, Connecticut 06902
(203) 325-0200
St Camillus Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
In addition to providing around the clock skilled nursing care, St Camillus Rehabilitation and Nursing Center offers other services. Additional focused care includes short-stay care, IV (intravenous) therapy, respite care, hospice, wound care, dementia and memory care, colostomy care, and restorative services involving physical, speech and occupational therapies.
Fined $34,908 for substandard care
Connecticut and federal government agencies have the legal responsibility of monitoring every nursing home and imposing monetary fines or denying reimbursement payments through Medicare if investigators identify serious violations and deficiencies. These penalties are typically imposed when the violation is severe and harmed or could have harmed a resident.
Within the last three years, federal investigators imposed a monetary fine against St Camillus Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, citing substandard care. These penalties include a $21,580 fine on December 28, 2018, and a $13,328 fine on February 28, 2018, a total of $34,908.
This nursing facility received six complaints and self-reported four serious issues over the last three years that resulted in violation citations. Additional documentation concerning penalties and fines can be reviewed on the State of Connecticut Official Website Social Work Services Page.
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The state of Connecticut and Medicare.com routinely update their comprehensive list of deficiencies online to reflect all violations
According to Medicare, this facility maintains an overall rating of two out of five stars, including one out of five stars concerning health inspections, four out of five stars for staffing issues and four out of five stars for quality measures.
The state investigators determined that “the facility neglected to ensure a resident was observed or cared was provided for a period of time that expanded over two shifts for a total of thirteen hours.”
A Nurse’s Note identified the Charge Nurse was approached by a Nurse Aide at 5:20 AM.” The Aide reported that the resident “was sitting on the floor. The note identified the resident was non-responsive to a verbal and tactile stimulant, no respirations were observed, and the carotid pulses were absent.”
The Note identified the Nursing Supervisor was notified, “the resident’s code status was verified and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) was initiated after the Registered Nurse’s assessment.” The note indicated that that Nursing Aide had entered the resident’s room “with a meal tray” and left the night before the resident was found on the floor. Video footage shows that a entered the resident’s room with a bag that staff identified as “food delivery service.”
Approximately fifteen minutes later, the Charge Nurse and Registered Nurse (RN) entered the resident’s room. The RN “left the room with the tray, closing the door behind her and then proceeded to walk down the hallway to the medication cart.” The video footage identified that from “6:26 PM [the night before] through 5:19 AM [on the day the resident was found] the staff did not open the resident’s room door or enter the room to visualize the resident.”
The facility’s investigation identified that the Nurse Aide entered the resident’s room at 5:19 AM and “found the resident sitting on the floor, unresponsive in front of a wheelchair.” The investigation “substantiated neglect in addition to a failure to initiate CPR for timely.” Both the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) and the Nurse Aide “were terminated.”
Was your loved one mistreated while residing at St Camillus Rehabilitation and Nursing Center? Contact the Connecticut nursing home abuse lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Fairfield County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including Stamford.
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Licensed in Connecticut
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