Background Information on PruittHealth – Santa Rosa PruittHealth – Santa Rosa is a for-profit 120-bed nursing home in Milton, FL. Located at 5530 Northrop Road, this nursing home is just across the street from Santa Rosa Medical Center. At the time of this post, Medicare has given PruittHealth – Santa Rosa, LLC an overall rating...
Medicare’s Care Compare tool allows users to compare local nursing homes utilizing Medicare’s 5 star nursing home rating system. However, recent data suggests that Medicare’s 5 star care compare system is deeply flawed and misses many critical reporting areas. The Data Behind Care Compare: What Is Missing? In 1998, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...
Background Information on Emerald Coast Center Emerald Coast Center is a 120-bed nursing home located at 114 Third St. SE in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. While the facility has 120 beds, they have a daily average of 102.6 residents in their care, which leaves an average of 17 beds available for new residents. This facility...
Obtaining a Copy of the Nursing Home Incident Report Nursing homes are legally required to create an incident report following any serious injury or allegation of abuse. State regulations and federal guidelines via CMS, mandate that after a serious event occurs, the facility must conduct an internal investigation. Following the internal investigation, an incident report...
Background Information on ManorCare of Dunedin ManorCare of Dunedin is a 120-bed nursing home located at 870 Patricia Ave, Dunedin, FL 34698. ManorCare of Dunedin is owned by HCR III Healthcare, which is owned by ProMedica. There have been prior lawsuits against ManorCare of Dunedin as well as inspection citations and deficiencies for violations in...
Florida has strict sovereign immunity laws that protect certain hospitals from negligence and malpractice lawsuits. Sovereign immunity means the government owns or operates the hospital, so it is ‘immune’ from a civil lawsuit. However, litigants in Florida are not completely barred from suing a sovereign immune hospital. Instead, Section 13 of Article X of the...
Memory Care UTI Lawsuit Settles Before Trial Rachel J was a 91-year-old great grandparent who entered a Memory Care Facility after being diagnosed with dementia. Rachel J was easy going and spent most of her days relaxing in an electric mobility wheelchair. Memory Care staff enjoyed Rachel J’s peaceful nature, that they rarely noticed her...
Background Information on Somerton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Somerton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, also known Somerton Center or by the legal name of SC Rehab & Nursing Center LLC, is a for-profit nursing home in Pennsylvania. This 225-bed facility is located at 650 Edison Avenue in Philadelphia. Somerton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center received a federal...
Background Information on PruittHealth – Panama City PruittHealth – Panama City is a for-profit nursing home in Bay County, Florida. This 77-bed facility is located at 3212 Jenks Avenue in Panama City. PruittHealth – Panama City, LLC. is part of PruittHealth, Inc.- a healthcare corporation that provides independent and assisted living, skilled nursing services, home...
Background Information on West Melbourne Health & Rehabilitation Center West Melbourne Health & Rehabilitation Center is a for-profit nursing home in Brevard County, Florida. This 180-bed facility can be found at 2125 West New Haven Ave in West Melbourne. West Melbourne Health & Rehabilitation Center is also known by its legal business name, Northport Health...