Category: Nursing Home Abuse

Prisma Health- Lila Doyle in Seneca, SC, has been cited after failing “to ensure resident rights related to choices in treatment,” and failing “to notify the physician and/or family timely of a change in [resident] condition.” In the first instance of actual…

The Retreat at Brightwater in Myrtle Beach, SC was cited after the facility “failed to review and revise [a resident’s] care plan for elopement.” The resident – who was deemed the “highest risk” for elopement – wandered outside of the facility two…

Magnolia Manor in Greenville, South Carolina has been cited after failing to “provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections” for two residents. During an observation, the…

PruittHealth Moncks Corner in South Carolina was cited after the facility failed to protect a resident known for falling. The resident left the facility unattended and fell out of their wheelchair in the facility’s courtyard. This facility was also recently cited for…

Countrywood Nursing Center was cited after failing to provide a resident with Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). The resident was a “full code status,” meaning he was to receive CPR if found unresponsive. When a staff member found the resident cold and not moving…

Pruitthealth-Blythewood in Columbia, SC, has been cited after state investigators found that the facility failed to “provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.” In this situation, a knee immobilizer was applied due to a knee fracture. The immobilizer…

Dundee Manor, LLC in Bennettsville, SC, has been cited after state investigators found that the facility “failed to ensure resident[s] were free from abuse.” In this situation, a CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant) punched a resident suffering from Dementia in the face after…

Linville Court at the Cascades Verdae in Greenville, SC, was cited after the facility “failed to provide adequate supervision for a resident in a weakened physical state from multiple medical conditions.” The resident exited the facility at 3:05 AM and…