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This nursing facility is a "for-profit" Medicare and Medicaid-participating home providing services to residents of White Sulphur Spring and Greenbrier County, West Virginia. The 68-certified bed long-term care center is located at:
345 Pocahontas Trail
White Sulphur Spring, West Virginia 24986
(304) 536-4661
White Sulphur Springs Center Nursing Home
In addition to providing 24/7 skilled nursing care, White Sulphur Springs Center Nursing Home 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 $30,909 for substandard care
Both West Virginia 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 monetary fine, the more serious the violation is that likely harmed or could have harmed one or more residents at the nursing home.
Within the last three years, federal investigators imposed a monetary fine against White Sulphur Springs Center Nursing Home for $30,909 on December 15, 2016, citing substandard care.
Additional information about this nursing home can be found on the West Virginia Bureau for Children and Families Adult Protective Services Website.
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The federal government and West Virginia 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 two out of five stars, including two 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 facility failed to implement policies and procedures to protect [one resident] from potential abuse. The hospital transfer information recorded that the resident alleged rape by a male perpetrator; the Physician identified a history of possible sexual abuse by the father.”
On December 5, 2016, “the Physician assessed the resident as incapacitated and the father was recorded as the responsible party. The Clinical Admission Director had noted that on December 1, 2016, she had been informed that the resident became agitated at the speaking with the father on the telephone.”
The “father was noted as the only emergency contact, and the facility notified him of the resident’s location on December 5, 2016.” Two days later at 6:15 PM, the “Administrator was notified of an Immediate Jeopardy related to the facility’s failure to identify and act upon [the resident’s] allegation of a history of sexual abuse, an allegation of rape from an unknown male perpetrator, and fear of her father.”
It was noted that the facility failed to “protect the resident from potential abuse, sexual or psychosocial, or another resident who might have been at risk.” During an interview with the facility Administrator, it was revealed that “he had no awareness [that the resident] was fearful of her father or had any other concerns and called the Social Worker to the office.”
The Social Worker stated that the Unit Manager had notified her of an “issue of alleged sexual abuse by the father, about two hours earlier. She indicated the Physician had noted a possible history of sexual abuse by the father [and stated that] she had not yet completed a resident assessment and that she had not discussed [and what was going on] with the Administrator.”
The “facility provided a plan of correction to the State Agency, which was reviewed and accepted.” The “plan of correction was reviewed for implementation and immediacy abated.”
Do you suspect that your loved one is the victim of mistreatment while living at White Sulphur Springs Center Nursing Home? Contact the West Virginia nursing home abuse lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Greenbrier County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including White Sulphur Spring.
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Sources:
Attorney Bob Daley
Licensed in West Virginia
Chicago Nursing Home Injury Attorney Nursing Home Law Center LLC Home