Bremerton Health & Rehabilitation Center

Do not put your family member there...nurses do not know what they are doing and place is very understaffed. The staff and some of the residents there do drugs.. The place needs to be shut down!

Bremerton, WA: A class-action lawsuit alleging nursing home negligence has been filed against one of the largest operators of nursing homes in the country. Hardly surprising, given the widespread concern over nursing home abuse. Meanwhile, a blogger once employed at one of the nursing homes cited in the lawsuit tried for a year "to change the way they did business and improve the care they gave to their residents, (but) I finally had to give up and leave."Among 15 facilities in the State of Washington named in the suit are Bremerton Health and Rehabilitation Center, Forest Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center of Bremerton and Island Health and Rehabilitation Center of Bainbridge Island.The federal lawsuit, filed in August in King County Superior Court and moved to Federal Court September 5th, was motivated from the death of a stroke victim who resided briefly at one of the Extendicare-owned facilities. The victim, only 49, succumbed in 2007 after receiving less-than-adequate care for a tracheotomy, it is alleged.Lawyers for the lead plaintiff, who is the woman's father, indicate that more plaintiffs have emerged since the lawsuit was filed, and it is estimated that as many as 3000 plaintiffs could be represented in the lawsuit. The class action cites the facilities for failing to provide the excellent, and adequate care promised.While promoting the availability of skilled nursing care at its Washington facilities, it is alleged that Extendicare was not in a position to deliver the service and care promised due to under-funding and under-staffing.That sentiment seems to be echoed by former employees of the facilities, or those who have had some prior connection. "I want to say there are many good people that have worked and still do work there," writes a former staffer. "Unfortunately the parent company Extendicare is only about (the money). The patient care is at the bottom of the list. I tried to complain to the regional office about the things I saw while I was there, but always had the door shut in my face."READ MORE NURSING HOME ABUSE LEGAL NEWSFatal Attack of Elderly Woman in NJ Alzheimer..

Yes at BHRC they pull all their resources to the rehab unit, they are never short on aides or nurses, the rest of the building is the red headed step child, the managers on the other units don't fight to take care of their staff on their unit, I would like to challenge any manager to take these halls when we are short staffed which is more a norm rather than an exception, they never ask a nurse can I help you with any drsg changes or is there anything I can help you with period, and if there is something you weren't able to do you get written up then terminated, nurses and caregivers are treated with absolutely no respect by any managers, the managers are just concerned with how they are perceived rather than how her staff is doing.