Are you concerned that your loved one living in a nursing facility might be the victim of mistreatment? Were they injured in a preventable fall or develop avoidable bedsores because the nursing home neglected to provide adequate supervision or nursing care? Did the facility’s caregivers, visitors, or other patients physically, mentally, verbally, or sexually abuse your loved one?
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This long-term care center is a 259-certified bed "non-profit" home providing services to residents of Washington and Washington District of Columbia Metropolitan Area. The Medicare and Medicaid-participating facility is located at:
2601 18th Street NE
Washington, District of Columbia 20018
(202) 541-6140
Washington Center for Aging Services
In addition to providing 24/7 skilled nursing care, Washington Center for Aging Services offers other services. Additional focused care includes short-term and long term care and speech therapies.
Federal and state investigators can penalize any nursing home that has violated rules and regulations that resulted in harm or could have resulted in the harm of a resident. These penalties include imposing monetary fines and denying payment for Medicare services.
Medicare has cited this facility for abuse. Medicare says that “every nursing home resident deserves to retain their basic human dignity and be treated with respect at all times. Abuse and neglect are never acceptable.” Nursing homes “cited for abuse are required to take steps to protect their residents.”
This nursing facility received four complaints and self-reported two serious issues over the last three years that resulted in violation citations. Additional information concerning the facility can be reviewed on the comprehensive Washington D.C. Department of Human Services Adult Protective Services Website.
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According to Medicare, this facility maintains an overall rating of two out of five stars, including two out of five stars concerning health inspections, one out of five stars for staffing issues, and five out of five stars for quality measures.
The state investigators determined the nursing home "failed to thoroughly investigate an incident of abuse and neglect for [a resident], implement measures to prevent potential abuse and neglect to other residents within the facility, and take appropriate corrective actions to keep the resident safe from possible abuse and neglect.”
The facility Administrator stated that “all residents were checked, and three residents who are combative or exhibit combative behaviors are identified.” The “Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) identified in the complaint survey is no longer employed as of July 16, 2019.”
A review of a Nurse’s Note indicated that a member of the staff was called by a CNA “to come to the resident’s room.” The CNA stated that “he was trying to give care to the resident when she became combative in the process of turning, and the resident hit her head on the side of the rail of the bed.” The staff member assessed the resident “and noted swelling” on the left side of her face. The resident was transported to the emergency room via 911.
Hospital records show the results of a CAT scan that revealed that the resident had “sustained trauma, [with] left pre-orbital soft tissue swelling, [with a] displaced fracture [orbital fracture].”
The “facility failed to stop giving morning care to a combative resident who was attempting to scratch the employee. Subsequently, the resident sustained [an injury].”
A Progress Note indicated that the resident “does have swelling of the face and lips, which are clearly trauma-related. The patient’s teeth, which are broken, also have excessive decay, which is unrelated to the incident.”
The staff member providing care stated they had gone off on the resident who was still combative. The staff member said, “I know that I was supposed to wait a few minutes to let him/her calm down, but I had to get the job done. I had to finish pulling up his/her pants because I had to finish the job.”
Do you suspect that your loved one is the victim of mistreatment while living at Washington Center for Aging Services? Contact the District of Columbia nursing home abuse prevention lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including Washington.
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