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This Medicare and Medicaid-participating facility is a "for-profit" center providing services to residents of Tulare and Tulare County, California. The 99-certified bed long-term care home is located at:
897 North M Street
Tulare, California 93274
(559) 687-1340
NO WEBSITE
In addition to providing 24/7 skilled nursing care, Twin Oaks Rehabilitation and Nursing Center offers other services. Additional focused care includes short-term and long term care.
California and federal agencies have the legal responsibility of monitoring every nursing home and imposing monetary fines are denying reimbursement payments through Medicare if investigators identify serious violations and deficiencies. These penalties are typically imposed when the violation his severe and harmed or could have harmed a resident.
This nursing facility received five complaints and self-reported ten serious issues over the last three years that resulted in violation citations. Additional information concerning the facility can be reviewed on the comprehensive California Department of Social Services Adult Protective Services Website.
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Your family can visit Medicare.gov and the California Department of Public Health website to obtain a complete list of all violations, citations, and deficiencies identified by investigators and surveyors.
According to Medicare, this facility maintains an overall rating of one out of five stars, including two out of five stars concerning health inspections, one out of five stars for staffing issues and three out of five stars for quality measures.
The state investigators determined the nursing home "failed to implement their policy and procedure for immediately removing an accused abuser from the care of residents after an allegation of abuse.” This failure “had the potential to place residents at risk for abuse.”
The state investigators interviewed a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) who stated that she heard the resident “yelling at a Licensed Vocational Nurse on May 11, 2019 around 11:00 AM.” The CNA said that “she walked toward the resident’s bed and witnessed the Licensed Vocational Nurse placed her forearm on the resident’s chest (restraining her arm) and administer medicated cream to the resident’s nostril.”
The CNA stated that the resident “yelled that she wanted to call the police on the Licensed Vocational Nurse.” The CNA said that “she reported the incident to her Charge Nurse [and said that] after the allegation was made, the Licensed Vocational Nurse continued to work on the same nursing unit for the remainder of their shift.”
The surveyors interviewed the Charge Nurse who stated that he had spoken with the resident about the incident and she said the Licensed Vocational Nurse “assaulted her by holding her down and placing something in her nose.” The Charge Nurse said that “he did not remove or prevent the Licensed Vocational Nurse from working with other residents.” The Charge Nurse confirmed that the Licensed Vocational Nurse “continued to provide care for her assigned residents in need of treatment.”
A Registered Nurse (RN) stated that they had spoken to the resident and confirmed the allegation of abuse. The RN said that “he did not follow the facility policy and procedure for abuse [regarding] removing the staff accused of abuse.” The RN confirmed that the Licensed Vocational Nurse “continued to work and provide treatment to other residents on the same nursing unit for the rest of her shift.”
The investigator interviewed the Clinical Nurse Officer who stated “the staff did not file their policy and procedure for abuse” that reads in part: “the facility will report all allegations of abuse, as required by law, and regulations to the appropriate agencies within two hours.” The facility “properly and thoroughly investigates reports of resident abuse, mistreatment, neglect, exploitation, misappropriation of resident property, or injuries of unknown source when appropriate. If the suspected perpetrator is an employee, remove the employee immediately from the care of the residents and immediately suspend the employee, pending the outcome of the investigation [according to] facility policies.”
Has your loved one been being mistreated or neglected while living at Twin Oaks Rehabilitation and Nursing Center? Contact the California nursing home abuse prevention lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Tulare County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including Tulare.
We do not charge for case evaluations and consultations. Also, we provide a 100% “No Win/No-Fee” Guarantee. This promise means we will postpone all of your payments for legal services until after we have secured financial recovery on your behalf.
Sources:
Attorney Anthony Lanzone
Licensed in California
Chicago Nursing Home Injury Attorney Nursing Home Law Center LLC Home