Belmont Lodge Health Care Center Case Study

Belmont Lodge Health Care Center is a nursing home located in Pueblo, Colorado. Belmont Lodge Health Care Center is a 120-bed facility. Belmont Lodge Health Care Center provides its services to long-term and short-term residents. Belmont Lodge Health Care Center provides assisted living and resident care facility to elderly residents.

Belmont Lodge Health Care Center has been named on the Special Focus Facility (“SFF”) Initiative for five months as of April 2017. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and States make regular visits to the nursing home around the United States. The visits are done to determine if nursing homes are following CMs safety standards and are providing quality care to patients. Belmont Lodge Health Care
The case against SSC Pueblo Belmont Operating Company, LLC d/b/a Belmont Lodge Health Care Center, et al on behalf of resident James Edmond Sharon. Mr. James Sharon has been diagnosed with dementia and mental retardation. He has been living at Belmont Lodge Health Care Center in Pueblo since 2011. His sister filed the lawsuit on his behalf in 2013, stating that the nursing home did not treat her brother with respect and dignity. During Mr. James Sharon’s stay at Belmont Lodge Health Care Center, he suffered from bedsores on his ankles and penis so severe that they caused an infection down to his bone. (“3.3 million Verdict, Nursing Home Neglect,” n.d.) Other instances of neglect include Hyperkalemia multiple types of urinary tract infection, skin tears, poor hygiene, dehydration, skin abrasions, being permanently confined to the fetal position due to contractures of his lower and upper extremities. Along with physical neglect, Mr. Sharon suffered from emotional trauma and anguish from his miss treatment at Belmont Lodge Health Care Center. Vital accounts from a former employee, the Director of Nursing, could add some insight on the prior state inspections and the shortage of staff members. In the case, accounts were given by Miss Franz, caregivers and employees about the low levels of quality of care provided by the nursing home. A jury found SSC Pueblo Belmont Operating Company, LLC d/b/a Belmont Lodge Health Care Center, et al was ordered to pay the Mr. Sharon and his sister $3.3 million. The reward was composed of $300,000 in neglect and $3,000,000 in punitive