Background Information on Hidden Valley Center
Hidden Valley Center, located at 422 23rd Street in Oak Hill, West Virginia, is owned by Genesis HealthCare. Genesis, founded in 1985, currently owns and operates 161 for-profit skilled nursing facilities across 22 U.S. states.
The legal business name of Hidden Valley Center is 422 23rd Street Operations, LLC. As of the date of this post, the 80-bed nursing home has been rated 2 out of 5-stars by Medicare. Medicare’s 5-star rating system for nursing facilities considers a facility’s recent health inspections, staffing reports, and quality measures. While Medicare has rated Hidden Valley Center’s performance with health inspections and quality measures 3-stars, their staffing rating is a 1-star, which brings the overall rating to only 2-stars.
Lawsuits Against Hidden Valley Center for Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Allegations
The following lawsuits have been filed against Hidden Valley Center:
Oliver, Jo Ann E/O vs. Hidden Valley Center
Allegations: Susan Athey, the administrator of the Estate of Jo Ann Oliver, filed a lawsuit against Hidden Valley Center for wrongful death. Ms. Athey alleges that during Ms. Oliver’s stay at the facility, she was severely neglected by staff. This negligence led to the development of several urinary tract infections (UTIs) and sepsis. Due to a delay in treatment, Ms. Oliver passed away from the infections.
Perry, Daisy vs. Hidden Valley Center
Allegations: Daisy Perry sued Hidden Valley Center for the negligent care she received while under their care. According to the case’s complaint, Ms. Perry suffered several preventable falls, a UTI, dehydration, and a C. Diff infection as a result of the facility’s negligence.
Shroyer, Alberta J. E/O vs. Hidden Valley Center
Allegations: The Estate of Alberta J. Shroyer, represented by Marsha Bishop, filed suit against Hidden Valley Center for nursing home negligence and wrongful death. The case alleges that while Ms. Shroyer was a resident of the facility, she suffered a nondisplaced femoral neck fracture requiring surgery. Ms. Shroyer sadly passed away as a result of the injury.
Deficiencies at Hidden Valley Center for Resident Care Violations
April 24th, 2024, Inspection at Hidden Valley Center
During this inspection at Hidden Valley Center, it was found that staff had failed to ensure that Resident #44’s accident care plan was implemented. Resident #44 had a history of falls and was a fall-risk. A care plan was initiated in July of 2022 to implement fall prevention measures but was not being followed on the date of this inspection.
May 16th, 2023, Inspection at Hidden Valley Center
This complaint inspection at Hidden Valley Center resulted in a citation for failing to timely report (within 5 days) suspected abuse, neglect, or theft to the proper authorities. According to the resident involved, she suffered an instance of verbal abuse from a certified nursing assistant (CNA) in the morning of 4/6/23. The resident reported the incident to the facility’s social worker on the same day, who then alerted the facility’s administrator. However, by 5/16/23, over a month after the incident, the facility had still not reported the allegation to the State
January 11th, 2023, Inspection at Hidden Valley Center
Based on observation and interview, inspectors determined that Hidden Valley Center had failed to ensure that bathroom call devices were accessible to residents. The pull cords connected to the call devices were too short for residents to reach if they had fallen and couldn’t get up.
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Disclaimer
*The above does not mean your loved one would be in harm at this facility. Each facility gets inspected often. Almost all facilities have deficiencies. Many face civil lawsuits. You should not make a facility placement decision based solely on the above information. Each case is different. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome or indicate an expected outcome on your particular case. The above prior lawsuit information is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. The information is not provided in the course of an attorney-client relationship and is not intended to substitute for legal advice from an attorney. This individual case information above is publicly filed information gathered from the publicly filed complaint. This information and these cases are not the work of this law firm. The inspection results are provided from public government agency surveys. The state Department of Health conducts a survey of all nursing home facilities at least once every 15 months. The deficiencies listed on this page may have been corrected after the date of the inspection and date of publishing this material. Citations, ratings and deficiencies are current as of the date of this post and will change later on. The inspection findings published are not complete. You may find the most up to date information at medicare.gov. This material is not endorsed by the facility or by any governmental agency. Speak with an attorney immediately if you believe you have a viable case against a nursing home, assisted living facility or medical facility.
