Nashville, Tennessee 2008 Nursing Home Report Card: Bordeaux Long Term Care
Bordeaux Long Term Care is a 419 bed nursing home facility located in Nashville, Tennessee. For the past two years, Bordeaux Long Term Care's inspection deficiency record has consistently remained poor. Bordeaux Long Term Care received eighteen deficiencies in 2008 and twenty deficiencies in 2007. The average number of nursing home deficiencies in Tennessee is seven and nationwide, the average number of deficiencies is nine. Currently, Bordeaux Long Term Care is rated as a one-star nursing home according to the new system instituted by The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid.
Federal regulations require nursing home facilities to report all alleged violations of abuse, neglect, or mistreatment, whether it be from staff or from another source. According to state surveys, Bordeaux Long Term Care repeatedly failed its residents in this area. On more than one occasion, the facility failed to write and use policies that forbid mistreatment, neglect, and abuse of residents and theft of residents' property.
Bordeaux Long Term Care has received multiple Quality of Care deficiencies over the past two years. The facility failed its residents when it did not provide professional services that meet a professional standard of quality and/or that met the resident's written Care Plan. The services provided did not get or keep the highest quality of life possible for the resident. Residents were not provided proper treatment to prevent bed sores or heal existing pressure sores and the facility failed to make sure that residents entering the facility without a catheter were not given a catheter unless necessary. The facility was also cited for failing to have enough nurses to care for the residents in a way that maximized their well-being. Insufficient staffing is a common method nursing home residents use to save money. Unfortunately, it has a direct correlation to increased poor care.
Bordeaux Long Term Care failed its residents when it did not develop a complete Care Plan within seven days of admission and prepare a Care Plan with a care team. The facility also failed multiple times to perform a new assessment after a major change in a resident's physical or mental health. Following a designated Care plan is a critical element in a resident's care. Failing to update the Care Plan means the residents latest needs are not being met.
All nursing home residents deserve to be treated with respect and in a way that builds their dignity and self-respect. Bordeaux Long Term Care repeatedly failed its residents in the area of resident rights. Bordeaux Long Term Care did not immediately inform appropriate individuals of a major change in a resident's condition, did not provide its residents with a private telephone to use, and did not keep each resident's personal and medical records private and confidential. The facility also did not watch closely that residents who take drugs were not given to many doses or stop or change the drugs if undesired effects were caused. The facility also failed to keep its rate of medication errors to less than 5%.
A nursing home facility needs to be a safe and clean environment for its residents. Bordeaux failed its residents when it did not keep the nursing home area free of accidents, provide necessary housekeeping, and ensure a program is in place to deal with and prevent mice, insects, or other pests.
The Terry Law Firm is experienced in handling cases of nursing home abuse and neglect. For more information, call us directly at 1 (8880 317-2525 or visit our website at www.nursinghomejustice.com.
