Shady Grove Rehab
The Shady Grove Rehabilitation Center is a popular skilled nursing facility in Rockville, Maryland. This for-profit rehabilitation center provides a safe place to live when people need extra assistance or short-term rehab before going home. While many Maryland residents live here comfortably, numerous violations and complaints have been against the facility.
If you or a loved one have been injured or neglected in Shady Grove, you have options. Reporting the incident(s) is the first step in seeking justice and compensation. Contact one of our Maryland nursing home abuse lawyers for more information on how we can help.
Quick Overview
- Facility Name: Shady Grove Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Address: 9701 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD, 20850
- CMS Overall Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
- CMS Health Inspection Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
- CMS Staffing Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
- CMS Quality Measures Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
- Federal Fines in the Last 3 Years: 0
- Payment Denials by Medicare in the Last 3 Years: 0
- Consumer Alert (if applicable): Not applicable
- Total Bed Capacity: 134
- Ownership Type (For-Profit/Non-Profit): For-profit – LLC [1]
Facility Overview
Shady Grove is one of the many skilled nursing facilities in Rockville. It provides rehabilitation programs to those needing short—or long-term assistance to improve their health status. This 134-bed nursing home provides residents with medical care, assistance, and adequate supervision with activities of daily living like bathing, transferring, and other personal care tasks.
While the Montgomery County facility’s staff does their best to provide quality care, residents and their family members have filed numerous citations, violations, and complaints. Although many severe complaints against Shady Grove Nursing and Rehabilitation Center haven’t occurred in the last three years, they’re still important to know.
Shady Grove Rehab Ratings and Performance
To help people better understand how safe a nursing home is for residents, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) rates nursing homes and other similar facilities on a 5-star rating system. They provide an overall rating of the facility’s quality measures, staffing, and health inspections.
Shady Grove Nursing and Rehabilitation Center has a 2-star overall rating, which is considered below average. As for the other three ratings, they received 2 out of 5 stars for health inspections, 1 out of 5 stars for staffing and 5 out of 5 stars for quality measures. [1]
The Maryland nursing home hasn’t had any fines to pay within the last three years and has also had zero Medicare denials. High nurse and healthcare staff turnover is a contributing factor in its deficiencies and why its rating is lower than average.
Services Provided
Shady Grove Nursing and Rehabilitation Center residents can receive medical care from various healthcare teams. Whether they need physical therapy, respiratory therapy, medication assistance, help with activities of daily living, or a combination of other services, they can receive that care at Shady Grove Nursing Home.
The team at this facility experiences a higher-than-average turnover rate, leading to deficiencies in patient care, safety, and more. Recent inspections reveal that the nursing home was cited for not providing proper nutrition, not giving basic life support prior to emergency services arriving, and not keeping patients’ feeding tubes and catheters clean.
Violations and Citations
Just because there’s a complaint against a nursing home or rehabilitation center doesn’t mean every resident was impacted. That being said, it’s essential to be aware of what’s going on within the facility to understand the quality of care they can provide residents.
Specific Violations
There have been several complaints against Shady Grove Nursing and Rehabilitation Center over the years. Some of the more recent violations noted during inspections are:
Not Allowing Residents to See Family: There was a report about family members going to see their loved ones after business hours despite being allowed to do so per the facility’s rules. The family arrived at the Maryland facility and couldn’t get into the building. They called the facility multiple times and were denied entry. The police were eventually called, and the family was let in to see their loved one. Staff in the nursing home repeatedly said they weren’t aware someone was calling or outside.
Failure to Notify of Change in Condition: Nursing home staff must promptly inform the residents’ loved ones about any significant change in status. Many residents had a change in condition, but Shady Grove Nursing and Rehabilitation Center staff did not tell them.
Neglecting to Report Suspected Abuse: Nursing home staff failed to report an “injury of unknown origin” to the Office of Health Care Quality, which it is required to do by law. This could indicate low-quality care or elder abuse.
Impact on Residents
The impacts on the residents of Shady Grove Nursing and Rehabilitation are vast. They affect the resident physically, emotionally, psychologically, or a combination of all three.
Health and Safety
Failing to report injuries with no clear indication of where they came from, properly moving patients to prevent bed sores, and not having enough staff to assist with the duties can all negatively impact the residents’ health and overall safety at Shady Grove Nursing and Rehab.
Emotional and Psychological Impact
Many residents in nursing homes suffer from anxiety and depression because they’re away from family and no longer in their safe place (home). Inadequate treatment by staff and not being allowed to see their family can exacerbate these emotional issues and cause a decline in health status for a resident.
Case Studies
Many of the complaints have been redacted to protect the privacy of the residents who filed them. One lawsuit, Anna Parsons v. Shady Grove Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, involved a Maryland resident who was the victim of medical malpractice.
Legal Rights and Actions
Everyone should feel safe, protected, and well cared for no matter how long their stay at Shady Grove Nursing Home is. Residents should be assured that their medical, physical, and emotional needs will be met and that adequate supervision will be provided throughout the nursing home.
When Shady Grove Nursing and Rehabilitation Center or any nursing home violates the rights of its residents, it can lead to physical and emotional trauma for the residents and even those not directly affected. If this happens, the resident or their family can file a lawsuit for negligence or elder abuse.
These cases tend to be complex due to the case’s variety of potentially liable pirates. The Nursing Home Law Center attorneys are prepared to take on your case and help fight for your loved one’s rights.
If you believe someone you care about has been harmed by Shady Grove Nursing and Rehabilitation Center’s direct or indirect actions, contact us today for a consultation and to hear more about your legal options.
[1] Medicare