Relocating an elderly loved one into a nursing facility is often the toughest decision a family can make. Many times, the family will perform extensive research in the hopes of finding the most comfortable and safest environment. Unfortunately, the incident rate involving mistreatment occurring in nursing homes throughout Florida has risen significantly over the last few years.
If your loved one was harmed while living in a Duval County nursing facility, contact the Florida nursing home affiliate attorneys now for immediate legal intervention. Let our team of abuse prevention lawyers work on your family’s behalf to ensure you receive monetary compensation from recovering your damages.
This long-term care facility is a 240-certified bed Medicare and Medicaid-participating center providing services to residents of Jacksonville and Duval County, Florida. The "non-profit" home is located at:
1750 Stockton St
Jacksonville, Florida 32204
(904) 308-4700
St Catherine Laboure Manor Nursing Center
In addition to providing 24/7 skilled nursing care, St Catherine Laboure Manor Nursing Center offers other services. Additional focused care includes short-term and long term care. The facility also provides comprehensive rehab services involving physical, occupational, and speech therapies.
Fined $51,266 for substandard care
The state of Florida and the federal government are legally responsible for monitoring each nursing home and impose monetary fines and deny payments through Medicare if serious violations have been identified. These penalties are typically imposed when the violation is severe and harmed or could have harmed a resident.
Within the last three years, investigators imposed two monetary penalties against St Catherine Laboure Manor Nursing Center, citing substandard care. These penalties include a $4,797 fine on June 15, 2017, and a $46,469 fine on June 15, 2017, for a total of $51,266. During this time, Medicare denied payment on June 15, 2017, due to a lack of quality care.
The nursing home received eight complaints over the last three years that resulted in a violation citation. 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 one 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 an environment free of accident hazards for [four residents] observed for accidents.” In one case, the resident “had a fall in the facility and did not have her Care Plan interventions in place.” It was determined that the facility also failed to ensure that three other residents “had an environment free of sharp, hazardous objects.”
One resident was observed “lying in bed with her bare feet hanging off the side of the mattress. There were two pillows under the sheet. However, they were not supporting the resident or keeping her from turning over in the bed.” There “were also no floor mats on the floor at the bedside, and she had a regular flat mattress on her bed.”
The survey team interviewed a Registered Nurse (RN) regarding the position of the resident in bed while she was “on her back with her bare feet hanging over the side.” The Registered Nurse stated that “the resident could not move around in the bed on her own, especially when she was having an alert and aware day.” The Registered Nurse was asked “whether the resident had any recent falls and she stated, ‘Yes, just the other day.’”
The survey team asked the Registered Nurse “what fall precautions were in place?” The Registered Nurse “looked in the computer and stated that she had a conforming mattress, the bed was in the low position, they were to keep the call bell within reach, and keep her by the nurse’s station while she was away.” The surveyors informed the Registered Nurse “that the resident did not have a conforming/scoop mattress on her bed.”
The survey team reviewed the resident’s Falls Care Plan that revealed “she had an intervention for fall mats” that were not in her room at her bedside at the time the surveyors observed the resident in bed.
Do you believe that your loved one has suffered harm through mistreatment while living at St Catherine Laboure Manor 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 Duval County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including Jacksonville.
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Sources:
Attorney Blair N. Mendes, Esq.
Licensed in Florida
Chicago Nursing Home Injury Lawyer Nursing Home Law Center LLC Home