Nexion Health Management, known more commonly as Nexion Health, comprises a large network of skilled nursing facilities that provide rehabilitation services.
While Nexion Health’s headquarters are in Maryland, its 56 facilities operate in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, and it is known as a local leader in nursing homes in these states. The healthcare company has even started the Nexion Foundation and started the Barbara Hair Excellence Through Education Scholarship Program.
The facilities they operate have between 54 and 182 beds. Nexion Health was founded in 2000 by Francis Kirley, whose vision was to create rehabilitation facilities, assisted living facilities, and home care services that provide the utmost care to those requiring a range of healthcare services.
Each rehabilitation facility has its own Medicare rating, but the ratings vary below and above average throughout Nexion Health’s 56 facilities. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) rates each facility based on its health inspections, staffing levels, and quality of care. So, it is ideal to look into the specific Nexion Health facility for its Medicare rating.
While most of their facilities don’t have any significant issues, several issues have occurred throughout Nexion Health properties.
If you or a loved one have been neglected, abused, or are living in unsanitary conditions at a Nexion Health facility, don’t hesitate to reach out to the Nursing Home Law Center to learn about your legal options.
Every healthcare facility is different when it comes to complaints. What some employees or residents complain about at one Nexion Health facility might not be the same complaints another resident has at a different facility.
Many of the facilities under this parent company are operational and provide excellent long-term care and short-term rehab to patients. However, several have below-average ratings, and some have consumer alerts for abuse, such as Duncanville Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Common complaints seen throughout different Nexion Health facilities have to do with:
Not all complaints against Nexion Health facilities result in lawsuits, but with 56 facilities across three states, this healthcare company has been the subject of several notable lawsuits.
In 2019, Marcus Smith filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against McKinney Healthcare and a Rehabilitation Center in McKinney, Texas, on behalf of his deceased mother, 91-year-old Celia Smith.
Celia was a resident of this Nexion Health facility with a history of dementia, transient ischemic attack (TIA), and hypertension.
She was receiving speech, occupational, and physical therapy while at McKinney Rehab, as well as pain management, assistance with activities of daily living, and preventative skin care. Celia was first admitted to the hospital in March of 2019 and then frequently in and out of the hospital due to infectious diseases, untreated UTIs, and incorrect medication management.
On her third visit to the hospital in one month, Celia was in respiratory distress and suffered cardiopulmonary arrest before passing away. Marcus filed his lawsuits on the grounds of nursing staff and other employees not following physician orders, not implementing nursing interventions, and not performing or reporting nursing assessments. [1]
Upon the death of her father, Connie Horsley, in 2012, Frankie Ross filed a lawsuit against Duncanville Health Care and Rehabilitation Center. Horsely was living at the Nexion Health facility in Duncanville, Texas, at the time of his death.
The lawsuit against Nexion Health covered several areas of negligence that can be directly connected to the resident’s passing. Ross states in her petition that the facility and employees were negligent and grossly negligent, resulting in a fall that caused a head injury. The negligence that Ross cited in her petition against the company included:
Nexion Health filed a motion to dismiss the allegations. Still, the courts only rejected the allegation that they failed to recognize symptoms of the patient’s fall and failed to inform the family of Horsely’s actual physical state. [2]
Another lawsuit against Nexion Health comes from one of their South Louisiana facilities in Shreveport. The four children of resident Delores Jean Bogan, Yolanda Taylor, Catina Smith, Cynthia Smith, and Vernaon Taylor, filed a personal lawsuit individually and on behalf of their mother after her passing in 2015.
The primary basis of their case was that Pierremont Healthcare Center failed to send the correct chart with Bogan to the hospital, delaying the necessary care for her complex medical history, which resulted in a loss of chance of survival. Bogan was unconscious for almost an hour before being sent from the nursing home to the hospital with the wrong chart, resulting in the hospital labeling her “Jane Doe.”
Her family members arrived at the hospital, where they were told their mother wasn’t a patient because they weren’t aware they had the wrong chart.
Bogan was identified as the woman in the chart the Nexion nursing home sent, resulting in incorrect care for her condition, and she passed away the following day. The trial featured several expert witnesses, and Nexion was found guilty and compensated by paying damages of $150,000 to the plaintiffs. [3]
CMS rates all Medicare and Medicaid facilities and provides regular inspection and deficiency reports so residents and their loved ones can stay informed about the status of each facility. While many facilities offer fantastic rehabilitation services and have great staff members who love their jobs, there are still issues.
Here are some notable inspection and deficiency reports at different Nexion Health nursing homes in the three states where the company has rehabilitation services:
Regarding negligence in nursing homes and rehabilitation facilities, hiring a nursing home attorney to fight for justice is the best way to ensure they’re held accountable and prevent future negligence. Nursing home attorneys, like those at the Nursing Home Law Center, can help by:
If you or your loved one have been abused or are victims of nursing home negligence, you must act fast so the statute of limitations doesn’t run out. Make sure you:
When you work with our experienced attorneys at the Nursing Home Law Center, you’ll get compassionate and determined attorneys who won’t stop until justice and compensation are obtained. We operate on a contingency fee basis, so you don’t owe us anything unless we win. You can also request a free consultation.
If you’re ready to seek justice against Nexion Health or another facility, contact our nursing home abuse and negligence attorneys today by calling (800)-926-7565 or completing our online submission form.
References: [1] Smith v. Nexion Health at McKinney, [2] Ross v. Nexion Health, [3] Taylor v. Nexion Health, [4] Medicare, [5] Medicare, [6] Medicare