Tuesday, July 22, 2014

State Sues Arlington Nursing Home, Alleging Neglect of Patients

The state is suing Oakwood Nursing and Rehabilitation in Arlington over allegations that patients with pressure sores did not receive proper treatment, including one man who died of an infection after he was hospitalized.

The suit against Oakwood was filed earlier this month in Tarrant County court by the Texas attorney general’s office on behalf of the Department of Aging and Disability Services, the agency that regulates and licenses nursing facilities. The department conducted investigations in March and April of 2013 after receiving complaints about treatment of patients with pressure sores.

The suit is seeking up to $20,000 per violation, alleging that Oakwood violated minimum care standards, and health and safety codes for treating patients with pressure sores, commonly known as bed sores, and for failing to maintain proper medical records.

 The state is also seeking permanent injunctions against the company to prohibit operating nursing facilities in violation of licensing standards and from failing to properly monitor patients with pressure sores.

 Recommended penalties
Gale said the agency recommended penalties including termination of Medicare and Medicaid certification, but the state’s recommendation was rescinded by the federal government. 

 Other recommendations included denial of payments for new Medicare and Medicaid admissions, and the federal government imposed that penalty from May 11 through June 30 of 2013. Oakwood was also ordered to pay a $156,835 penalty.

 Oakwood has also applied to renew its license, which expires on Aug. 1 of this year.

This is the second lawsuit to be filed by the attorney general in recent weeks against assisted living or nursing facilities.

Full Article and Source:
State Sues Arlington Nursing Home, Alleging Neglect of Patients

Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2014/06/19/5912544/state-sues-arlington-facility.html?rh=1#storylink=cpy

5 comments:

StandUp said...

I am glad to see the state stepping in -- long overdue.

Anonymous said...

A correction - This is not Scott Schuett's Oakwood in Virginia. It's a different Oakwood in Arlington, Texas.

So the Virginia Attorney General needs to face the question: how is it that the Texas Attorney General is so much more active on abuse and neglect of the elderly than supposedly civilized Virginia?

Our state and local officials didn't just turn the other way at Scott Schuett's horrific pattern of abuse and neglect.

No, our state and local officials actively participated in Scott Schuett's abuse and neglect, by dumping public guardianship, social services, and community services board clients in his five now-closed hellholes with 379 people.

To this day, Virginia's public officials continue to take extraordinary, extra-legal steps to cover up their shocking complicity in Scott Schuett's abuse and neglect.

Federal criminal investigation? Anyone?

Jennifer said...

There is no excuse for bedsores.

Anonymous said...

These people should have been fined and then shut down.

NASGA said...

Thank you for the correction first Anonymous. I just saw your comment and fixed it and appreciate your eagle eye!