This 87-bed nursing home received a “much below average” for both its Overall and Health Inspections ratings, according to Medicare’s 2012 annual report. Compared to the average number of health deficiencies for Minnesota nursing homes (6.7), Camden Care Center was cited with 18 deficiencies (nearly three times the state average). These include the Camden Care Center’s:
- Failure to protect each resident from mistreatment, neglect and misappropriation of personal property;
- Failure to hire only people with no legal history of abusing, neglecting or mistreating residents, or report and investigate any acts or reports of abuse, neglect or mistreatment of residents;
- Failure to develop and implement policies for screening and training employees, and the prevention, identification, investigation, and reporting of any abuse, neglect, mistreatment and misappropriation of property;
- Failure to provide care by qualified persons according to each resident’s written plan of care;
- Failure to conduct initial and periodic assessments of each resident’s functional capacity;
- Failure to let residents refuse treatment, refuse to take part in an experiment, or formulate advance directives;
- Failure to ensure that each resident’s entire medication regimen is free from unnecessary drugs, and is managed and monitored to achieve highest level of well-being;
- Failure to ensure that the nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents; and
- Failure to have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading
The Kosieradzki • Smith Law Firm represents clients in cases involving catastrophic injury caused by nursing homes and other care facilities that fail to provide proper care. If you believe your loved one has been harmed due to a nursing home’s failures, take action and contact the Kosieradzki • Smith Law Firm online or call us toll-free at (877) 552-2873 to set up a no-cost, no-obligation consultation.
