Southern Pines Healthcare Center was cited after an investigator found that the facility “failed to perform hand hygiene during the task of medication administration… and failed to ensure the indwelling catheter tubing and bag were appropriately maintained.” The investigator of this citation visited the facility in order to verify the nursing home ... Read More
West Melbourne Health & Rehabilitation Center has been cited for failing “to provide a secure environment and adequate supervision” for a resident. “These failures contributed to the elopement of [the resident] and placed him at risk for serious injury/impairment/death. While [the resident] was out of the facility unsupervised, there was ... Read More
Wedgewood Healthcare Center was cited when the facility “failed to ensure a physician’s order for a left hip x-ray due to pain was completed in a timely manner.” This resulted in a delay of treatment for a resident. The resident in this citation complained of pain in her left hip while in the common area of the memory unit. Staff reported that the ... Read More
Abbey Rehabilitation and Nursing Center was cited after failing to “identify and notify the physician of elevated laboratory results.” The resident’s physician noted the resident’s white blood cell count was high, so he ordered another test to be taken. The second test revealed an even higher white blood cell count, but these results were not acted ... Read More
Tampa Lakes Health and Rehabilitation Center has been cited after a resident was sent to the emergency room with blood in his catheter bag and tubing. The facility was cited because it failed to “provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urina ... Read More
Lakeland Nursing Home and Rehabilitation was cited after the facility failed to provide supervision for a resident who was known for being sexually inappropriate with other residents. According to the citation, the male resident committed “unsafe and sexually inappropriate behaviors” toward other female residents. Additionally, the facility was cit ... Read More
Winter Haven Health and Rehabilitation Center has been cited by the Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration after a resident was found on the floor by a visitor, and nursing home staff failed to care for him. The resident had eaten a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, which he was allergic to, while left unsupervised. This resident had been usi ... Read More
Life Care Center of New Port Richey has been cited by the Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration for “failing to provide the care and services, monitoring, assessment or hygiene of the right foot [of a resident] for twenty four days in accordance with professional standards.” This resident was admitted to the nursing home after surgery ... Read More
Bay Vue Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Bradenton, FL, was cited after a resident did not receive his antibiotic for 7 days following a procedure on his right, second toe. The lack of medication for the wound resulted in hospitalization. The resident in this citation had four stitches on his toe due to a vascular ulcer. Vascular ulcers are chr ... Read More
Fairway Oaks Center in Tampa has been cited after the facility failed to ensure residents received appropriate supervision and safety devices to prevent falls. The citation occurred after a resident fell from her wheelchair on the mini-bus and fractured her femur. In addition, one resident sustained at least 13 falls in less than 30 days. Another r ... Read More
The Care Center at Pinellas Park has been cited after the elopement of a resident who had wandering behaviors, impaired short-term and long-term memory, impaired decision-making abilities, as well as a history of falls and impulsive behavior. The citation specifically mentions the facility’s failure to “prevent and report neglect through lack of su ... Read More
Westminster Communities of Bradenton has been cited for abuse after multiple residents experienced multiple falls. The facility log revealed 116 falls in a six month period, even though there is space for just 59 residents. One resident fell shortly after being admitted to the facility, falling so hard that he broke a sink cabinet beyond repair. Af ... Read More
Valencia Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center in Lakeland has been cited for neglect when the facility failed to follow the structures and processes in place for meal preparation, delivery, and supervision. Because of this, a resident lost his life. A resident with a mechanical diet choked on a hot dog because the facility did not give the correc ... Read More
Consulate Health Care of Winter Haven was cited for abuse when the facility failed to report an abnormal radiology report. This resulted in the delay of treatment that was necessary for the resident’s recovery after a painful fall. The resident said he had fallen when looking out the window at the birds. After the incident, he complained of shoulde ... Read More
Egret Cove Center in Saint Petersburg was cited for failing to protect a resident’s end-of-life wishes when staff members performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) resident. The facility failed to protect the resident’s rights, and she endured potentially violent interventions to prolong her life. Before the incide ... Read More
