Background Information on Brightwood Center
Brightwood Center is a 128-bed, for-profit nursing home located at 840 Lee Road in Follansbee, West Virginia. The facility’s legal business name is 840 Lee Road Operations LLC, and it is owned by Genesis WV Holdings LLC. At the time of this post, Medicare has given Brightwood Center an overall rating of two out of five stars. This rating is based on the nursing home’s performance with resident care measures, staffing levels, and health inspections. According to staffing reports that Brightwood Center provided Medicare, the total number of nurse staff hours per resident per day in the facility is 2 hours and 47 minutes. This is almost exactly a full hour less than the West Virginia average of total nurse staff hours per resident per day in nursing facilities: 3 hours and 46 minutes. Additionally, during the last health inspection at Brightwood Center, the facility received 14 health citations. The average number of health citations received during health inspections in nursing homes in the U.S. is 8.5.
Brightwood Center is operated by Genesis Healthcare.
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Lawsuits Against Brightwood Center for Nursing Home Negligence
There are no pending lawsuits against Brightwood Center for nursing home neglect or abuse.
Deficiencies at Brightwood Center for Resident Care Violations
May 5th, 2021, Inspection at Brightwood Center
During an inspection at the nursing home, surveyors found a resident in bed with a completely full foley catheter bag. Upon conversing with the resident, the resident explained that they had the foley catheter to protect further skin breakdown on their butt and coccyx. However, staff at the Brightwood Center had failed to empty the catheter bag on two occasions in the last month which caused the urine to back up into the foley tube and soak the bed. The point of the foley catheter was to keep the resident’s bottom and back dry to prevent any moisture that could facilitate skin breakdown.
January 9th, 2020, Inspection at Brightwood Center
Based on observation, record review, and staff interviews, it was determined that Brightwood Center failed to completed accurate assessments of a resident’s condition. A progress note of Resident #30’s oral exam dated 11/20/18 recorded that he had numerous decayed and missing teeth. There is then a significant change when his next assessment is recorded as having no decayed or broken/missing teeth on 8/7/19. Resident #30’s next oral assessment dated 9/25/19 stated that all of his remaining teeth are decaying and most of his teeth are missing. During an interview with Brightwood Center’s Nurse Executive, it was acknowledged that Resident #30’s assessment on 8/7/19 was inaccurate.
November 15th, 2018, Inspection at Brightwood Center
While inspecting the nursing home, surveyors found that a resident’s PICC line dressing had not been changed for 12 days. According to the facility’s Central Vascular Access Device (CVAD) Dressing Change Policy, which was provided to surveyors by the Brightwood Center’s Director of Nursing, sterile dressing changes on PICC lines should occur at least weekly if the integrity of the dressing has not been compromised (soiled, wet, or loose). If sterile dressing changes are not provided in a timely manner, it can lead to the increased risk of infections.
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.
