As New Jersey and Pennsylvania nursing home abuse lawyers with a commitment to exposing long term care facilities in which signs of nursing home abuse and neglect have been found, we turn today to an Essex County nursing home. According to Medicare’s Nursing Home Compare System, New Grove Manor located in East Orange, New Jersey, has been rated a below average long term care facility. New Grove Manor was routinely inspected twice between December 2008 and November 2010. During those inspections, this for-profit, corporately owned nursing home was cited for 34 separate deficiencies. New Grove Manor has 185 long term patient beds under its care, and one of the many deficiencies cited was the failure to properly treat bed sores and pressure ulcers. They also failed to utilize proper bedsore prevention methods for bed-ridden or wheelchair-ridden patients.This is a serious sign of the abuse and neglect that can lead to potentially fatal complications in residents.
New Grove Manor was cited on two separate occasions for this same violation regarding bed sores and pressure ulcers. It is very important to prevent and treat bed sores properly, and not doing so is a clear sign of long term care facility abuse and neglect.
Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers in New Jersey and Philadelphia
If your loved one has been abused or neglected in a nursing home or long term care facility, the first thing you should do is contact the Elder Ombudsman’s Office in your state to report the incident. They will document the complaint, and take further steps to investigate it. Your next step is to contact a nursing home abuse attorney. Contact the Mininno Law Office for a free case evaluation. You may also call for a free consultation at (856) 833-0600 in New Jersey, and (215) 567-2380 in Philadelphia.
We are dedicated to eradicating the disturbing trends of abuse and neglect in our nation’s nursing homes and long term care facilities.