Information on PruittHealth – Fleming Island Nursing Home
PruittHealth – Fleming Island, located at 2040 Town Center Blvd. in Fleming Island, FL., is a 97-bed nursing home. This for-profit facility is also known by its legal business name, PruittHealth – Fleming Island, LLC. While the nursing home has received high ratings by Medicare for staffing levels, as of this post, it has only earned a two out of five stars rating for quality measures. Medicare reports that PruittHealth – Fleming Island residents had a higher percentage of emergency room visits than the national average for nursing home residents. Pruitt Health – Fleming Island has been sued in the past for nursing home negligence and wrongful death claims. The facility has also received multiple citations for resident care during health and safety inspections.
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Lawsuits Against PruittHealth – Fleming Island for Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Allegations
The following lawsuits have been filed against PruittHealth – Fleming Island alleging nursing home negligence and resident care violations:
Roessler E/O vs. PruittHealth – Fleming Island
Allegations: As a result of negligence, Mrs. Roessler suffered the development of a necrotic, unstageable bed sore on her sacrum, which became infected and resulted in sepsis. PruittHealth – Fleming Island failed to provide adequate wound care to prevent the development and deterioration of the bed sore. Mrs. Roessler was hospitalized due to the infected wound and underwent multiple debridement surgeries in the hospital.
Reilly E/O vs. Pruitt Health Fleming Island
Allegations: Due to lack of care and supervision, Mr. Reilly suffered the development of a bed sore on his left heel and a urinary tract infection, which resulted in sepsis. Mr. Reilly ultimately passed away. His personal representative and surviving spouse, Susan Reilly, alleged that her husband suffered a wrongful death due to the neglect he suffered at PruittHealth – Fleming Island.
Gould E/O vs. PruittHealth Fleming Island
Allegations: Staff at the facility failed to monitor changes in Mr. Gould’s condition and failed to provide him with adequate and appropriate healthcare. As a result of these failures, Mr. Gould suffered injury and wrongful death. Mr. Gould’s surviving children, Ms. Chauvin and Mr. Gould, suffered loss of parental companionship as well as funeral and medical expenses.
Deficiencies at PruittHealth – Fleming Island for Resident Care Violations
May 13, 2021, Inspection at PruittHealth – Fleming Island
During a standard inspection at the facility, it was determined that nurses had failed to provide prompt and appropriate care for a resident having severe chest pain. The resident had a history of heart attacks. The nursing staff assumed that the resident was suffering from anxiety and neglected to take her to the emergency room. The attending physician was interviewed and confirmed that patients presenting with chest pain with a history of heart attacks should be promptly examined.
March 23, 2021, Inspection at PruittHealth – Fleming Island
During observation of medication administration, inspectors saw a nurse make a medication error while administrating medications to a resident. The resident was prescribed a slow-release muscle relaxer. The medication was labeled “Do Not Crush,” due to its slow-release properties. The nurse failed to notice the label and crushed the medication into the resident’s applesauce.
Disclaimer
*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, statistics, 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 noted 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.
