Florence Nursing Home
Florence Nursing Home in Marengo, Illinois, has accommodations for 56 residents. In the past, Medicare and Medicaid inspectors have rated this facility below average. This nursing home has had issues with confidentiality, as well as failing to provide adequate medical care to its residents. Finally, Florence Nursing Home has been cited for lacking policies to keep its residents as healthy and safe as possible.
Inadequate Record Keeping
In past reports, Medicare inspectors have cited Florence Nursing Home for failure to keep each resident’s personal and medical records confidential and private. Being in long-term care should not mean that the ones you love have to give up their rights to privacy and confidentiality. This oversight can be a sign of other nursing home neglect and shouldn’t be tolerated. If you believe someone you know has had experience with a lack of privacy or confidentiality, talk with a nursing home neglect lawyer for further advice on how to proceed.
Neglecting Residents
There have been notes in Medicaid inspections that point to this facility’s failure to make sure that nursing staff is adequately skilled and has the know-how to take care of and attend to the residents’ needs. Additionally, citations have been previously issued for failure to make sure care services meet professional standards and for failure to give residents treatment for existing pressure sores. These are all signs of nursing home abuse and can lead to more serious problems. You shouldn’t have to put up with inadequate care, and neither should someone you love. Contact a nursing home abuse attorney if you would like more information on building a case.
Unsafe Facility Grounds
Reports have shown that Florence Nursing Home may not always provide residents with food that was safely and cleanly stored, prepared, or served. Further, the environment of the facility has not always been free from risk of accident and injury. In the past, this nursing home failed to have policies in effect to investigate, control, and keep infection from spreading. When you or your relatives are in nursing home care, you should expect to be treated with the utmost respect. An unsafe facility is a sign of nursing home abuse. To learn more about what you and your family can do about cases like these, talk with a nursing home neglect attorney for more information.
About Florence Nursing Home
In addition to providing nursing care, this facility provides physical therapy and occupational therapy. It is located in Northern Illinois and has the capacity to provide care for up to 56 residents.
Contact Information
546 East Grant Highway
Marengo, IL 60152
Phone: (815) 568-8322
http://www.florencenursinghome.com/
When to Ask for Advice
If you think that someone you know has been subjected to sub-par care while in Florence Nursing Home, don’t wait to contact a nursing home abuse lawyer at Malman Law. Our attorneys will be happy to help you.
