Attorney for Nursing Home Negligence at Alden Meadow Park

709 Meadow Park Dr.
Clinton, WI 53525
(608) 676-2202

Alden Meadow Park is a short-term rehabilitation and health care facility that offers residents transitional care and skilled nursing in luxury accommodations. The facility has 94 beds and is Medicare-certified.

Medicare awards Alden Meadow Park an overall rating of Average. This rating includes an impressive Above Average rating for both quality measures and health inspections, but Much Below Average for staffing. Below are a few of the infractions recorded in recent health inspection and complaint inspection reports:

12/18/2023 Failure to ensure that residents reviewed for Activities of Daily Living received necessary services to maintain good nutrition grooming. A resident voiced concern that staff were not brushing his teeth, when he was unable to do so. This resident was admitted with a care plan that included assistance with personal care. However, 10 days after this care plan was put in place, the resident complained that his teeth had not been brushed since he had arrived. The resident’s teeth were noted as rough with thick white material along the gum lines.

12/18/2023 Failure to ensure that a resident who is fed by enteral means receives the appropriate treatment and services. Facility staff did not check the placement of a resident’s gastrostomy tube by residual prior to medication administration. When asked, a staff member indicated staff at the facility do not check placement before administration, and they check by x-ray. When reported to the Director of Nursing, she said the residual should have been checked prior to medication administration.

7/27/2023 Failure to invite or hold care conferences for two residents after admission. The nursing home administration stated, “I admit this is a project” and indicated that a care conference for each resident should be held within 48 hours after admission, a two-week check-in, and quarterly for long-term residents.

7/27/2023 Failure to document the grievances of 3 residents, conduct thorough investigations of the issues identified by the residents, or provide resolution to concerns brought to the attention of staff. One resident voiced concerns with facility staff regarding pest issues and missing items. Another resident voiced concerns with facility staff regarding missing clothing. The third resident voiced concerns regarding pest issues. The facility did not file a grievance for any of these concerns and failed to follow the facility grievance policy.

7/27/2023 Failure to ensure effective pest control for 3 of 3 wings, having the potential to affect 66 residents. Residents voiced concerns of being bitten and awakened by pests and having pests, including flies and beetles, crawling on them. The surveyor observed a variety of pests including flies, wasps, and moths throughout the building. Spider webs were also found throughout the building.