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Brighton Gardens of Tuckerman Lane | Maryland Lawyers
Brighton Gardens of Tuckerman Lane is North Bethesda assisted living facility that offers assisted living, long-term and short-term resident services.
Brighton Gardens is owned by Virginia-based Sunrise Senior Living which is an international nursing home that has over 250 assisted living facilities in the United States. There are 13 other Sunrise nursing home in Maryland, located in Anne Arundel County, Montgomery County, Baltimore County, and Frederick.
The Brighton Gardens facility is quite small, with only 41 beds. It seems like more often than not these smaller facilities, at least in Maryland, are better run. Brighton Gardens is not an exception.
This facility has a four out of five stars Medicare overall rating. They excel in most of the tested categories, especially the health inspections category which is the category that is the Achilles' heel for most nursing homes. They were only noted to have three deficiencies, compared to the state average of 10 and the U.S. average of 6.9.
There were a few troubling things in their last inspection. One patient failed to get a needed test and no one informed the doctor. In another case, a patient did not get her pain medication as needed. There was also a citation for failing to determine which staff was responsible for which patients. Not to minimize these serious concerns but is a glowing report compared to a lot of the nursing home we have brought lawsuits against (and reviewed on this website).
Interestingly, there was no data gathered about the staff hours per day that each resident receives. Nursing home lawyers know that underfunded staffs often equal injury and wrongful death lawsuits from residents. But the quality measures rating can provide some indication that the residents must be receiving enough attention because they are getting their recommended care.
A quick search did not reveal any lawsuits against Brighton Gardens. Sunrise Senior Living has had some jury verdicts against it. In 2008, a jury awarded plaintiff $2 million in his wrongful death claim against a Sunrise Senior Living facility, where the man’s estate alleged that he died of sepsis after eight weeks at the facility.
Another jury, also in 2008, awarded a woman’s estate $2 million in her nursing home negligence case, after her death in the nursing home. She argued that the home failed to prevent her falls and ulcers from developing.
The third case in 2008 resulted in a jury awarded a man’s estate $3 million in his nursing home negligent supervision case, where he alleged her suffered burns and ulcerations of his mouth/throat after swallowing lye. He subsequently developed aspiration pneumonia and died.
In 2007, Sunrise Senior Living was ordered to pay $279,000, after a man claimed that they breached their contract by misrepresenting the living conditions, resulting in fraud. This little fact will not make the company brochure.
Verdicts against assisted living facilities are rare. Why? These cases almost always settle before trial. So it is noteworthy that Sunrise Senior Living has been so willing to let lawsuits go to trial. You may be thinking, but these are only four cases. But it is rare when a large chain of nursing homes allows any abuse or neglect case to go to trial.
The address for Brighton Gardens is 5550 Tuckerman Lane in North Bethesda. You can reach them by phone at 301-579-4953.
- Brighton Gardens' page on the Sunrise website
- Mixed reviews of this facility but the sample size is very small.
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Below are the closest competitors to this nursing home along with the driving distance and miles the competitor is from the facility.
- Bethesda Health And Rehabilitation - 4 Min (1.6 Miles)
- Manorcare Health Services - Bethesda - 8 Min (2.2 Miles)
- Hebrew Home Of Greater Washington - 9 Min (2.7 Miles)
- NMS Healthcare Of Silver Spring - 12 Min (4.0 Miles)
1Vital Statistics
Number of Beds:41 certified beds
Beds in the nursing home that have been approved by the federal government to participate in Medicare or Medicaid.
Accepts:Medicare and Medicaid
Shows if the nursing home participates in the Medicare, Medicaid, or both.
2Key Ratings
| Star Rating Summary | ||
| Overall Rating |  | Much Above Average |
| Health Inspection Medicare assigns the star rating based on a nursing home's weighted score from recent health inspections. More stars means fewer health risks |  | Above Average |
| Staffing Medicare assigns the star rating based on the nursing home's staffing hours for Registered Nurses (RNs), Licensed Practice Nurses (LPNs), Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs), and Nurse aides. More stars means a better level of staffing per nursing home resident | | Much Above Average |
| RN Staffing | | Much Above Average |
| Quality Measures Medicare assigns the star rating based on data from a select set of clinical data measures. More stars means better quality of care | | Much Above Average |
3Key Short Stay Statistics
| Description | Brighton Gardens Of Tuckerman Lane | Maryland Average |
| Percent of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain Lower percentages are better. | 5.6% | 10.4% |
| Percentage of SNF residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened Lower percentages are better. | 3.5% | Not Available |
| Percent of short-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the seasonal influenza vaccine Higher percentages are better. | 93.4% | 85.3% |
| Percent of short-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the pneumococcal vaccine Higher percentages are better. | 88.9% | 84.0% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who got antipsychotic medication for the first time Lower percentages are better. | 1.7% | 1.7% |
4Key Long Stay Statistics
| Description | Brighton Gardens Of Tuckerman Lane | Maryland Average |
| Percent of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Lower percentages are better. | 5.4% | 2.7% |
| Percent of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Lower percentages are better. | 0.0% | 2.5% |
| Percent of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain Lower percentages are better. | 0.0% | 5.4% |
| Percent of long-stay high-risk residents with pressure ulcers Lower percentages are better. | 20.0% | 8.8% |
| Percent of long-stay low-risk residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder Lower percentages are better. | Not Available% | 62.3% |
| Percent of long-stay residents who have or had a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Lower percentages are better. | 0.0% | 1.7% |
| Percent of long-stay residents who were physically restrained Lower percentages are better. | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened Lower percentages are better. | 24.9% | 22.5% |
| Percent of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Lower percentages are better. | 3.7% | 18.0% |
| Percent of long-stay residents who lose too much weight Lower percentages are better. | 7.3% | 5.8% |
| Percent of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms Lower percentages are better. | 0.0% | 3.9% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication Lower percentages are better. | 3.6% | 16.2% |
| Percent of long-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the seasonal influenza vaccine Higher percentages are better. | 100.0% | 96.7% |
| Percent of long-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the pneumococcal vaccine Higher percentages are better. | 100.0% | 94.1% |
| Percent of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Lower percentages are better. | 1.8% | 12.4% |
5Inspection Summary
Date of standard health inspection:05/14/2018
Total number of health deficiencies:14
Average number of health deficiencies in Maryland:14.9
