Saturday, September 14, 2013

How it all began, two years ago!

Hendersonville Health and Rehabilitation, Flat Rock NC. SanStone Health and Rehabilitation, Dr. Larry Joe Russell, Dr. Harold Picus, Susan Habel RN., Lara Mooney LPN, Maud " Cookie" Romeo, Christopher Sprenger, Mike Deloach, Paul Shogren
Two years ago I would not be able to tell you anything about any of those listed above. Mom had her surgery on September 7, 2011. Mission Hospital in Asheville was where this story begins. Mom had her surgery, and was a little slower recovering than expected. Her stay in Mission lasted at least a week longer than expected. Doctor Harold Picus who had done the surgery, decided Mom was ready to transfer to Care Partners in Asheville NC. My brother and sister argued that Mom was not ready to be moved. A nurse on Mom's floor stopped them from sending her to Care Partners that day, but within two days I got a call that she was being moved.
At Care Partners, Mom was starting to be able to participate in physical and occupational therapy, even though she was not eating much. They would just wheel her tray into the room, and leave it. We always had to make sure someone was there to help her with her meals. We even brought her different foods, that we knew she would eat. You could walk into Care Partners and never see a nurse the whole way to Moms room. Despite everything, at or around the 20 day mark, ( the magical number of days covered by Medicare ), they decided that Mom was ready to go home. Again family members argued that she was not ready, and they sent her home anyway.
The family made arrangements to gather all the equipment that Mom would need at home. She was glad to finally be in her own bed. My sister spent most nights sleeping in a chair at the end of Moms bed, in case she needed anything at night. Everyone took turns trying to provide her with the care she needed. She was supposed to have home health aids, but that never really happened. After being home for just a week, Mom ended back in Mission Hospital, she was complaining of stomach pain and was not reacting well to the medications that she was prescribed. That Thursday, I went over to her house, everyone who was there agreed that she needed to go to the ER. Mom was in Mission for over a week this time. They were treating her for hemorrhoids, and trying to get her medication right. The Er doctors at mission were the most professional of all the providers we had been dealing with. Mom started to improve, and the doctors were able to get her approved for more rehabilitation, at a " skilled nursing facility". This is where the true nightmare begins and tragically ended, with Moms death. November 3, 2011. Possibly the worst day of my life so far.
More to come tomorrow!

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

SanStone Health and Rehabilitation, Who are you really? I see the name SanStone associated with, Hendersonville Health and Rehabilitation, Beystone, Sanford Health and Rehabilitation, StoneCreek Health and Rehabilitation, Madison Health and Rehabilitation, and Oak Forest Health and Rehabilitation.
Then I came across a website that claims that Ohio based Sprenger Health Care, had acquired two new properties, Hendersonville Health and Rehabilitation, and Stone Creek Health and Rehabilitation.
Is SanStone just another way to spell Sprenger?
The local paper says a group of local doctors bought Hendersonville Health and Rehabilitation. Hendersonville Physicians and Associates, led by Dr. Larry Joe Russell. Upon searching the NC Secretary of State website, there is no Dr. Larry Joe Russell on the documents. There are a couple of local doctors, their wives, and a long list of Sprengers, and Sprenger owned businesses. Hardly sounds like one little small town doctor masterminded the whole affair. Dr. Larry Joe Russell appears to be nothing more than a doctor with too many patients, and a puppet of the Sprenger monopoly.
This may not seem like a big deal to you right now. But rest assured the minute you trust someone you care about, to these ruthless profiteers, you will care.You will see the substandard level of care their patients are subject to. What you will not see, is the compassion, and level of care they advertise on WLOS channel 13, in Asheville NC. " Our promise is to care for our patients as if they were our own family. "  Hardly proven by the yearly inspection and complaints posted on Medicare.gov. Hendersonville Health and Rehabilitation has a two star rating, and Beystone has a one star rating, well below average. Is that how they treat their family members?
If you need one of these types of facilities, do your research. Go to Medicare.gov, and then look at some of the private reviews. Medicare.gov, is not an accurate representation of what the place is actually like, but it is a starting point..The NC DHHS never seems to find a valid complaint, although many are filed. Looks a lot like someone (NCDHHS) is getting paid to turn the other way, and not find any problems
 Nursing - Rehabilitation centers are almost all owned and operated by huge corporations. For some reason there are a lot of these companies in Ohio. The Sprengers are from Ohio??? Dr. Larry Joe Russell was hatched in Kentucky, there are quite a few Nursing - Rehabilitation centers headquartered there as well. SanStone is nothing but a shell corporation it is not listed as a corporation on the NC Secretary of State website. It is there to absorb any liability, in the event they ever actually find something wrong. This is the method they use to steal medicare and medicaid monies. We ( US taxpayers ) are paying for the private planes and yachts, golf tournaments and exclusive homes they live in. Sure gets my blood boiling, what about you?


Here is a link to Medicare.gov review for Hendersonville Health and Rehabilitation
http://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#profTab=0&ID=345493&loc=28792&lat=35.3902982&lng=-82.366887

Here is the link to the ownership information also:
http://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/ownership-info.html?ID=345493&All=True

Here is the link to Medicare .gov review for BeyStone Health and rehabilitation:
http://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#profTab=0&ID=345253&loc=28792&lat=35.3902982&lng=-82.366887

Here is the link to their ownership information:
http://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/ownership-info.html#ID=345253

Monday, August 5, 2013

SanStone Health, Christopher Sprenger , Mike Deloach , Larry Joe Russell. According to the Hendersonville Times News, these are the people who bought the Pardee Care Center. Currently Hendersonville Health and Rehabilitation in Flat Rock NC.
This is interesting, because if you look up Hendersonville Health and Rehabilitation, on Medicare.gov, there is a long list of owners. The Times News makes it sound like a group of local doctors bought the facility from Pardee Hospital. I am goiln to list the owners according to Medicare.gov.
Kenneth Malanowski
Larry Baber
Ardent Health and Rehab
Linda Brooks
Lois Clary
Flat Rock Management Co.
Hayam Shaker
Hendersonville Physicians and Associates
Mike Deloache
Wendy Hutsenpiller
James Pearce
Christopher Mallett
Stephen Lackey
Laura Lackey
Mark Sprenger
Timothy Sprenger
Christopher Sprenger
Nicole Sprenger
BlueSky Health Care Inc.
BSH Investments, ( ? Blue Sky Health )
Hardly looks like a group of local doctors does it? There are a couple of doctors on there but there are more Sprengers. The Sprenger family owns quite a few nursing and rehabilitation facilities in Ohio and other States. What happened to DR. Larry Joe Russell, his name is nowhere on there. Does the Hendersonville Times News know this, or do they just write what they are told to write, without investigating. According to the Securities and Exchange Commission, there are only three names on their documents. Christopher Sprenger, Mike Deloach, and Dr. Larry Joe Russell.
What is the purpose of this confusing ownership structure? Is it to share the wealth, or to hide from the liability of running a substandard care facility, where people mysteriously die?
This is a perfect example of what's wrong with our healthcare system. I have gone so far as contacting the White House, Several Senators, and two Congressmen. I have also contacted, The CMS, NCDHHS, NC Medical Board, NC Board of Nursing, NC State Medical Examiner, OIG, and any other State or Federal agency that would be involved in holding them accountable. I've been bounced back and forth from one to the other. No one wants to be the first to get involved, most don't even respond. When they do respond, and I follow through with questions, it turns out that they have actually done nothing. This effects anyone who ends up in one of these death traps, as well as anyone who pays taxes. They are stealing our tax money right in front of us. In the meantime, while they are playing golf, yachting around the country, and flying their private jets around, our schools are firing teachers, and cutting programs left and right. If this is OK with you, then something is wrong. I need all the help I can get to get this the attention it deserves. It's way more than an eldercare issue, it is government corruption at almost every level, local, State, and Federal. Get involved and make a difference. Please post your comments, and share your stories.

Saturday, July 20, 2013

Hendersonville Health and Rehabilitation, 104 College Dr. Hendersonville NC. Dr. Larry Joe Russell , Chris Sprenger, Mike Deloach,  Administrator Paul Shogren, Past Administrator Cookie ( Maude) Romeo, Susan Habel RN and Lara Mooney LPN. I wonder how any of you sleep at night. Does all that money help erase the memories of all the people that die needlessly in your supposed "care".
Just because the NCDHHS is willing to turn their heads on the lousy conditions in your facilities, doesn't mean everyone is. Did you ever wonder if someone out there, was above the influence of your money? Did you ever wonder if maybe, you might get caught. Did you ever think, that someone may care enough to keep pursuing truth and justice.
My brother and I know a lot more about you than you may think. It's amazing what countless hours of internet research can uncover. It's kind of interesting how this family from Ohio, somehow partners up with a small town doctor and his buddies in Hendersonville NC. , and starts buying Nursing homes. It's also interesting, how a member of the NC Medical care Commission fits into the picture. They just happen to be in charge of loaning you our tax dollars, and approving the construction of nursing homes.
The definition of the word corruption is : the abuse of public office, power or resources, by government officials, for financial gain. Boy that just about describes the whole nursing home industry. At least in Hendersonville and Asheville NC, and most likely, Ohio, Kentucky, and South Carolina.
All I know is that there is no way these people should be trusted. They lie, steal and cheat at every level. They have friends in very high political places. One of these days, they will be caught. That's when I will stop looking at them, and what they own. All the pharmacies, DME supplies, Oxygen providers, ambulance services and what's up with HealthTrust.
Before you put a loved one in these places, check them out. Medicare.Gov is a good place to start, but look to the private sector for reviews as well. Talk to the local people and see what you hear. I've heard more horror stories than good stories. But what ever you do, if you are in Hendersonville NC, make sure the doctor is not Larry Joe Russell. Being a patient of his will shorten your life span for sure.
This is for real, I could write a book on what I know. My friends all get tired of hearing my stories, but then when they need to put someone in a facility, they call my brother and I for advice. Don't be fooled by the pretty landscaping, or the " formal " dining room, or the little putting green that no one uses, or the ice cream parlor. That has nothing to do with the care they will receive. Look at how many nurses are working, how many cna's, how much support staff there is. They never have enough staff to adequately care for the number of patients. By law, they have to post the staff on duty list in a public area. Look for that! More to come!

Monday, July 8, 2013

Dr. Larry Joe Russell, Family Medical Center, 510 Balsam Rd, Hendersonville NC 28792. Hendersonville Health and Rehabilitation, 104 College Dr.Flat Rock NC, 28731. SanStone Health, 229 Airport Road, Suite 7 - 104, Arden NC, 28704.
I rode by Hendersonville Health and Rehabilitation today in the course of a normal day. I stopped outside, and looked around. The place looks kind of nice from the outside. There are lots of flowers, the grass is nice and manicured, the entrance is welcoming on the outside.
 I remember the first time I went inside, Mom had been moved there from Memorial Mission hospital, in Asheville. She was sent there for vocational and occupational rehabilitation, recovering from a craniotomy. Mom wasn't sick, she was just taking a little longer to get her strength back, than the doctor thought she should have. I was directed to room 102 A by the receptionist. Whoever that was in 102 A it was obviously not Mom. I was met in the hallway by a worker pushing a wheelchair, who directed me to 101 A, where Mom was resting in the bed.
The whole family had been in and out of Hendersonville Health and Rehabilitation, and we all noticed how short staffed they were. But Mom wasn't sick, so we all assisted her to the bathroom and with her meals, all they really had to do was to take care of her at night. We actually felt sorry for the workers, who were obviously doing the most they could. One of us was was with Mom almost all the time, except when she slept.
No one thought she was in any danger sleeping at night. Boy were we all wrong. Thats when most of the bad stuff happens at these places. For the most part, they are fully staffed in the daytime, and short staffed at night.This allowed any potential residents, family members and State inspectors, to see what they were supposed to see.
Well it was early the morning Mom was supposed to come home, when I got that dreaded call that I will never forget. It was 5:07 am, and the Hispanic lady on the phone informed me that Mom was not breathing, and they were trying to resuscitate her. I immediately drove to Hendersonville Health and rehabilitation, where I was met by a nurse. The nurse was Tammy Mace, RN. She gave me a quick story about what had happened. I left and went to Margaret Pardee Hospital, where Mom had been sent by ambulance. Mom was dead, she had not had a heartbeat or breath since 4:45 am.
The death certificate was signed by Dr. Larry Joe Russell, which was a surprise, due to the fact that no one in the family knew who he was. In all the time Mom was in Hendersonville Health and Rehabilitation, he was supposed to be her doctor. Seems weird that not one of us had ever met Dr Russell, although, he was supposed to have seen Mom.
Some of the story just wasn't right. The times were not the same on all the reports, and something just wasn't right. Well after more than a year and a half of asking questions, I still cant tell what really happened. There are so many inconsistencies in the stories, it poses more questions than it answers. To this day, not one has told the truth, not  Dr. Larry Joe Russell, Hendersonville Health and Rehabilitation or SanStone ( Mike Deloach and Christopher Sprenger). If you are dealing with any of these people, be careful. They are selling nothing more than substandard care and death. I can tell you from experience, they will go to any extreme to hide the truth. I know without a doubt, that something went terribly wrong the night Mom died. Part of me wants to believe it was an accident, and part of me believes it was not.
My big brother and I  will keep on chasing the truth, wherever it leads us. We will not stop digging , until the truth is known. We are prepared to chase the bad guys as long as it takes to catch them making another mistake. It is inevitable! We are documenting them and pursuing many sources of justice. We will overcome, all of the corruption and greed ,and justice will prevail !!!

Monday, June 17, 2013

Dr. Larry Joe Russell, Family Medical Center, 510 Balsam Rd., Hendersonville North Carolina. I wish I had been fortunate enough to never have heard that name or the name, Hendersonville Health and Rehabilitation.
Both of these conjure up images of death and suffering.
I have seen so many death certificates signed by Dr. Larry Joe Russell, that I wonder how he sleeps at night. I guess, if he actually ever saw the patients faces, things might be a little different in the Russell bedroom at night.
I know for a fact that Dr. Larry Joe Russell supposedly sees patients at Hendersonville Health and Rehabilitation, The Laurels, Lake Pointe Landing ,The Brian Center, BeyStone, Carolina Village, Universal Health Care, Pine Park by Emeritus, Golden Living Center, Mountain Home Health and Rehabilitation, Margaret Pardee Hospital, and his own practice, Family Medical Center, 510 Balsam Rd., Hendersonville, NC.
If in fact he was actually seeing all the patients he is billing for, he would have to be working at least 24 hours a day. I would love to get a look at his billing records, just to count the number of patients he supposedly sees in one day.
I have seen the results of having Dr Larry Joe Russell as your doctor. It seems to have a negative effect on life expectancy. If you go to the vital records room at the Henderson County NC Courthouse, you can see for yourself. Just look at the deaths from last year. There is no doubt in my mind that Dr. Russell holds some kind of record for number of death certificates signed in one year. I would also venture a guess, that if you are one of Dr. Russell's patients ( victims )  the leading cause of death would be " failure to thrive".
I understand all too well that "older people die", I've been told that so many times I can't even count. I actually read on a form recently, that acute coronary arrhythmia, is a common way to die if you are in your seventies. This according to Dr. Larry Joe Russell and Dr. Hal Poston at Pardee Hospital! Even if you have no history of heart disease?
My Mother mattered, she mattered to my three sisters, my brother and myself, and all the grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was a loving caring woman, and did not deserve the horror of Hendersonville Health and Rehabilitation. Dr. Larry Joe Russell was not worthy of being in the presence of such a wonderful person!
Well I hope Dr. Russell is enjoying spending all the money he is making of off the death his elderly patients.Sooner or later one of the spirits will find a way to make him regret his lack of compassion!

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Hendersonville Health and Rehabilitation, SanStone, Dr. Larry Joe Russell, Chris Sprenger, Michael Deloach, Paul Shogren.
I have made the comment in the past, that if animal control were to take over the licensing and regulation of nursing homes, the world would be a better place.
Please don't take this the wrong way, I have nothing against animals, we have a family dog. I do have a problem with the NCDHHS going into nursing homes, and ignoring the obvious problems. Letting the helpless senior citizens suffer at the hands of these greedy heartless individuals.
I saw on WLOS channel 13, in Asheville, where a man tied his horse to a cinder block. After some time animal services stepped in and took the horse, which eventually died of malnutrition. The owner of the horse was sentenced to eighteen months in jail.
I have over fifty death certificates, signed by Dr. Larry Joe Russell, at least thirty percent, listing failure to thrive as cause of death. No fines for Larry Joe, no prison time either. If any of the deceased were horses, he would be in jail, where he belongs. Old people die! Especially the ones that have Dr. Larry Joe Russell as their doctor.
Hendersonville Health and Rehabilitation is the last place many of our elderly see. It looks real pretty from the outside, but go inside after dark, and the horror begins.
I bet when animal control comes to see if you are taking care of your pets, they don't call ahead. They try to catch you, and hold you accountable. NCDHHS, should take a lesson from animal control. Do their job, and show up unannounced. They would sure find plenty wrong. People would go to jail, and things would get better.
Isn't it a shame that animals get more attention, than our elderly. I have read many reports of people getting abused, and losing their lives because of things that happen in nursing homes. I have seen where the home was fined a couple of thousand dollars, because their neglect cost someone their life.
Wake up NCDHHS, do your job, and let our elderly live their lives with dignity and respect!!!!!