Florida Nursing Home Accused of Not Taking Care of Residents
Mark Parilla recently found an elderly gentleman staggering around on a Friday night near a busy street and assumed he was drunk. After questioning the man, Parilla discovered that he was a resident of the Terraces of Lake Worth Rehabilitation and Health Center, a nursing home facility located in Lake Worth, Florida and must have wandered away. Parilla guided the elderly man back to the facility safely.
There, Parilla alleges, an employee "got rough" with the man, physically grabbed him, and shook him like a little kid, saying, "What are you doing out here?" Parilla said the man was scared from the rough treatment.
CBS 12 went to the facility to discuss the situation. There, they were met by a man alleging to be the facility Administrator. John Bachman of CBS 12 asked the Administrator, "You're not concerned that some of your patients, some of the people that live here, the residents are able to just walk away?" The Administrator responded, "They don't, they don't walk away. If that would ever happen, we would have to report that." CBS 12 reviewed sheriff's records from the previous few months and discovered that at least three missing persons reports have been filed by the nursing home.
A facility inspection report compiled last year showed that the facility had been cited with more than 50 pages of deficiencies. Additionally, according to the new rating system by The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, the facility received two stars, which indicates a below average care facility.
On a happier note, Parilla continues to visit with the elderly man he returned home, as the gentleman does not have any family to look after him.
The Terry Law Firm is experienced in handling cases of nursing home abuse and neglect. Please contact us at 1 (888) 317-2525 or visit us at www.nursinghomejustice.com.
