This 140-bed nursing home received a “below average “ for its Health Inspections rating, according to Medicare’s 2012 annual inspection. The facility was cited with several health deficiencies, including the facility’s:
- Failure to provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident;
- Failure to give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores;
- Failure to ensure that residents with limited range of motion receive appropriate treatment and services to increase range of motion or prevent further decrease in range of motion; and
- Failure to have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.
In addition, the Minnesota Department of Health has substantiated 2 reports of neglect that occurred at Gracepointe Crossing Gables West:
- In June 2010, a report of neglect was substantiated, wherein a resident with severe impairment was found with his hand resting on the room heater. He had a noticeable blister on three of his fingers. It was determined that the facility was responsible for neglect of supervision resulting in an injury. [Report no. H5432024]
- In December 2010, a report of neglect was substantiated, wherein the facility failed to properly supervise a resident. The resident fell out of bed and hit her head, where she began to vomit and continued to do so for the next few days. The resident sustained a second fall, when she fell out of her wheelchair and hit hear head on the sink. She was later transferred to a hospital and diagnosed with hypotension and respiratory failure. [Report nos. H5423025 and H5432026]
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