Inspectors found a resident using a wheelchair with a cushion soaked in urine and the chair itself covered in built-up “debris.” When inspectors visited this resident two days later, the situation remained unchanged.
Inspectors found residents with Stage 3 and Stage 4 pressure sores without an adequate written care plan. In their report, they defined pressure sores as “…localized damage to the skin and underlying soft tissue usually over a bony prominence or related to a medical or other device. The injury can present as intact skin or an open ulcer and may be painful. The injury occurs as a result of intense and/or prolonged pressure or pressure in combination with shear.”
With the results of the October 24, 2019 inspection, Medicare rated Signature Healthcare of Norfolk only one star out of five, the lowest possible rating. Signature Healthcare of Norfolk is rated “much below average” overall and “much below average” in health inspections.
Signature Healthcare of Norfolk received 31 citations as a result of the most recent inspection. Over the last three years, Signature Healthcare of Norfolk was fined three times for a total of $86,301.
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