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 Services of Florida, LLC. At the time of this blog post, the nursing home has been given a rating of one out of five stars by Medicare, which is considered a “much below average” score.
West Melbourne Health & Rehabilitation has been sued in the past for allegations of nursing home negligence and wrongful death. In addition, the facility has received two federal fines in the past three years for failing to correct health and safety citations.
Our Orlando nursing home abuse attorneys explain prior lawsuits and citations involving the Melbourne nursing home facility.*
Lawsuits Against West Melbourne Health & Rehabilitation Center for Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Allegations
The following lawsuit has been filed against West Melbourne Health & Rehabilitation Center:
Ramsey, Phyllis A. E/O vs. Northport Health Services of Florida, LLC.
Allegations: Ms. Ramsey was admitted to West Melbourne Health & Rehabilitation Center for nursing care. While she was a resident of the facility, she suffered multiple falls resulting in head injuries, a severe bed sore on her bottom, a knee contusion, urinary tract infection, and multiple choking incidents. One of the choking incidents allegedly led to Ms. Ramsey’s death.
Deficiencies at West Melbourne Health & Rehabilitation Center for Resident Care Violations
August 26, 2021, Inspection at West Melbourne Health & Rehabilitation Center
The results of this inspection showed that the facility had failed to prevent a resident from suffering a urinary tract infection as well as skin breakdown. Based on interviews with the affected resident, it was found that staff at the nursing home failed to provide incontinence care after the resident would urinate or defecate.
September 19, 2020, Inspection at West Melbourne Health & Rehabilitation Center
Based on record review and interview, it was determined that staff at the nursing home failed to honor a resident’s Do Not Resuscitate Order (DNR). The resident was found unresponsive, and staff performed CPR for over twenty minutes on the resident. Emergency medical personnel then continued CPR for another nine minutes. The resident’s DNR order was not located until after the resident had been officially pronounced dead by emergency medical personnel.
November 16, 2019, Inspection at West Melbourne Health & Rehabilitation Center
West Melbourne Health & Rehabilitation Center failed to provide a safe and secure environment, as well as adequate supervision for a resident. The facility failed to prevent the resident from eloping from the building. The resident walked along a heavily trafficked six lane highway until a passerby picked the resident up. The staff at the facility were not aware of the resident’s elopement until the resident was returned to their facility by the passerby.
November 30, 2018, Inspection at West Melbourne Health & Rehabilitation Center
During a standard inspection at the Melbourne nursing home, inspectors observed a resident with a urine bag full of pink colored urine with white sediment. Upon interview with the resident, it was revealed that his suprapubic catheter had never been changed or flushed while in the facility. Interventions were issued to flush the resident’s catheter and test for infections.
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 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.
