Petitioner: CAREGIVERS OF PENSACOLA, INC., D/B/A SOUTHERN OAKS
Respondent: AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
Judges: HARRY L. HOOPER
Agency: Agency for Health Care Administration
Locations: Pensacola, Florida
Filed: Jan. 13, 2005
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Friday, February 25, 2005.
Latest Update: Dec. 26, 2024
STATE OF FLORIDA
AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
STATE OF FLORIDA, AGENCY FOR Se pe IA
HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION, Poy TS
DOAH Case Nos. 05-0122
Petitioner, AHCA Nos. 2004008226
2004007451
vs.
CAREGIVERS OF PENSACOLA, INC. .
d/b/a SOUTHERN OAKS, Ok
Respondent.
FINAL ORDER Wee 3
The Agency for Health Care Administration, having entered into'a Joint
Stipulation and Settlement Agreement with the parties to these proceedings,
and being otherwise well advised in the premises, decides as follows:
The attached Joint Stipulation and Settlement Agreement is approved
and adopted as a part of this Final Order and the parties are directed to
comply with the terms of the Joint Stipulation and Settlement Agreement.
THEREFORE, it is ORDERED that:
1. The parties hereto are directed to comply with terms of the Joint
Stipulation and Settlement Agreement.
2. The sum of $2,500.00 is hereby imposed upon the Respondent.
This amount is due and payable within thirty (30) days of the date of rendition
of this Order.
3. The Agency shall rescind Southern Oaks’ conditional license, for
the period of July 19, 2004 through October 13, 2004.
4. Checks should be made payable to the “Agency for Health Care
Administration.” The check, along with a reference to this Case number,
should be sent directly to
Jean Lombardi
Agency for Health Care Administration
Office of Finance & Accounting
2727 Mahan Drive, Mail Stop #14
Tallahassee, FL 32308
5. Unpaid fines will be subject to statutory interest and may be
collected by all methods legally available.
6. The above styled case is hereby dismissed.
DONE and ORDERED this _% day of ____, 2005, in
Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida.
Agency for/Health Care Administration
A PARTY WHO IS ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY THIS FINAL ORDER IS ENTITLED
TO JUDICIAL REVIEW WHICH SHALL BE INSTITUTED BY FILING ONE COPY OF
A NOTICE OF APPEAL WITH AGENCY CLERK AND A SECOND COPY, ALONG
WITH FILING FEE AS PRESCRIBED BY LAW, IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
APPEAL WHERE THE AGENCY MAINTAINS ITS HEADQUARTERS OR WHERE A
PARTY RESIDES. REVIEW PROCEEDINGS SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE FLORIDA APPELLATE RULES. THE NOTICE OF
APPEAL MUST BE FILED WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS OF RENDITION OF THE
ORDER TO BE REVIEWED.
Copies furnished to:
Michael O. Mathis, Esq.
Assistant General Counsel
Agency for Health Care Administration
2727 Mahan Dr., Suite 3808-D
Tallahassee, Florida
(Interoffice Mail)
Elizabeth Dudek
Deputy Secretary
Agency for Health Care Administration
2727 Mahan Drive Bldg #1 Mail Stop Code #9
Tallahassee, Florida 32308
(Interoffice Mail)
Jean Lombardi
Finance & Accounting
Agency for Health Care Administration
2727 Mahan Drive Mail Stop Code #14
Tallahassee, Florida 32308
(Interoffice Mail)
Gene Church, Administrator
Southern Oaks
600 West Gregory Street
Pensacola, FL 32502
(U.S. Mail)
P. Michael Ruff
Administrative Law Judge
Division of Administrative Hearings
The DeSoto Building
1230 Apalachee Parkway
Tallahassee, FL 32399
(Inter-office Mail)
Wendy Adams
(Inter-office Mail)
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true copy of the foregoing was mailed to the
above-named addressees on this /¢“day of a _, 2005.
Richard Shoop, AgencyClerk
Agency for Health Care Administration
2727 Mahan Drive, Building #3
Tallahassee, Florida 32303
(850) 922-5873
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STATE OF FLORIDA
AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
STATE OF FLORIDA, AGENCY FOR
HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION,
Case Nos. 05-0122
Petitioner, 05-0341
vs. AHCA Case nos. 2004008226
2004007451
CAREGIVERS OF PENSACOLA, INC.
d/b/a SOUTHERN OAKS,
Respondent.
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ST TI ND EMEN
Petitioner, State of Florida, Agency for Health Care Administration (“hereinafter the
“Agency”) through their undersigned representatives, and Caregivers of Pensacola, Inc., d/b/a
Southern Oaks, (hereinafter “Southern Oaks”) and pursuant to Sec. 120,57(4), Florida Statutes
(2004) each individually, a “party”, collectively as “parties,” hereby entet into this Stipulation
and Settlement Agreement (“Agreement”) and agree as follows:
WHEREAS, Southem Oaks is a nursing home facility licensed pursuant to Chapter 400,
Part IJ, Fla. Stat (2003), and Chapter 59A-4, Fla. Admin. Code (2003), and
WHEREAS, the Agency has jurisdiction by virtue of being the regulatory and licensing
authority over Southern Oaks pursuant to Chapter 120.569 and 120.57, Fla. Stat. (2003); and
WHEREAS, the Agency served Southem Oaks with an “Administrative Complaint” on
December 6, 2004, notifying the ‘party of its intent to impose a fine in the amount of Five
Thousand dollars ($5,000), for failure to prevent occurrences of resident to resident abuse and
failed to implement effective interventions to avoid reoccurrence of ongoing resident to resident
abuse resulting in resident injury (lacerations and bruising on the face) for 2 of 6 sampled
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residents, based on the survey of July 19, 2004, pursuant to Section 42 CFR. 483.13(e)(1)(),
and Sections 400.23(7), and Section 400.23(8)(b), Fla. Stat. (2004), and;
WHEREAS, the parties have agreed that a fair, efficient, and cost effective resolution of
this dispute would avoid the expenditure of substantial sums to litigate the dispute; and
WHEREAS, the parties have negotiated and agreed that the best interest of all the parties
will be served by a settlement of this proceeding; and
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and recitals herein, the
parties intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:
1. All recitals are trua and correct and are expressly incorporated herein.
2. Both parties agree that the “whereas” clauses incorporated herein are binding
findings of the parties.
3. Upon full execution of this Agreement, Southern Oaks agrees to a withdrawal of its
Petition for a formal administrative proceeding; agrees to waive any and all appeals and
proceeding; agrees to waive compliance with the form of the Fina) Order (findings of fact and
conclusions of law) to which it may be entitled including, but not limited to, an informal
proceeding under Subsection 120.57(2), a formal proceeding under Subsection 120.57(1), appeals
under Section 120.68, Florida Statutes; and declaratory and all writs of relief in any court or
quasi-court (DOAH) of competent jurisdiction.
4. Upon full execution of this Agreement, Southern Oaks agrees to pay the sum of
Two Thousand Five Hundred dollars ($2,500.00) to the Agency with 30 days of the entry of the
Final Order.
5. Venue for any action brought to enforce the terms of this Agreement or the Final
Order entered pursuant hereto shall lie in the Circuit Court in Leon County, Florida.
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6. Southern Oaks qeither—eximits Tor denieg the allegations raised in the
“administrative Complaint” dated December 2, 2004, and referenced herein. The Agency agrees
that it will not impose any further penalty against Southern Oaks 28 @ result of the survey
conducted on July 19, 2004, however no agreement made herein shall preclude the Agency from
imposing & penalty against the facility for any deficiency/violation of statute or rule identified in
a foture survey of the facility, which constitutes a “repeat” deficiency from the survey of July 19,
2004. The parties agree that in such a “repeat” case, the deficiencies from the survey of July 19,
2004, shall be deemed found without further proof.
7. Upon full execution of this Agreement, the Agency shall rescind Southern Oaks
condition licensing to standard for the period from July 19, 2004 through October 13, 2004.
8. Upon full execution of this Agreement, the Agency shall enter a Final Order
adopting and incorporating the terms of this Agreement and dismissing the above-styled case.
9, Each party ghall bear its own costs and attorney fees.
10 This Agreement shall become effective on the date upon which it is fully executed
by all the parties.
11. Southem Oaks for itself and for its related or resulting organizations, its
successors or transferees, attomeys, heirs, and executors or administrators, does hereby discharge
the State of Florida, Agency for Health Care Administration, and its agents, representatives, and
attorneys of and from all claims, demands, actions, causes of action, suits, damages, losses, and
expenses, of any and every nature whatsoever, arising out of or in any wey related to this matter
and the Agency's actions, including, but not limited to, any claims that were or may be asserted
in any federal or state court ar administrative forum, including any claims arising out of this
agreement, by or on behalf of Southern Oaks or related facilities.
FROM SOUTHERN OAKS
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12. This Agreement is binding
aforementioned paragraph (11) of this Agreement.
FAX NO.
13. The undersigned have read and
bind their respective principals to it.
14. This Agreement contains the enti
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upon all party’s herein and those identified in the
understand this Agreement and have authority to
ro understandings and agreements of the parties.
15, This Agreement supercedes any prior oral or written agreements between the
parties.
16. This Agreement ma
assignment of this Agreement shall be void.
Agreement.
DATED:
Elizabeth Dudek
Deputy Secretary.
Managed Care and
Health Quality Assurance
DATED: CR
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< William H. Roberts
Acting General Counsel
Agency for Health Care
Administration
y not be amended except in writing, Any attempted
The following representatives hereby acknowledge that they are duly authorized to enter into this
patep: 444% Zoey
hurch, Administrator
Southern Oaks
600 West Gregory Street
Pensacola, Florida 32502
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Michael O. Mathis, coe Nv
Senior Attorney
Agency for Health Care
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Docket for Case No: 05-000122
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Jun. 22, 2005 |
Final Order filed.
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Feb. 25, 2005 |
Order Closing File. CASE CLOSED.
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Feb. 24, 2005 |
Petitioner`s Unopposed Motion to Remand Case for Settlement filed.
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Feb. 22, 2005 |
Caregivers of Pensacola Response to Pre-hearing Instructions filed.
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Feb. 03, 2005 |
Order Granting Continuance and Re-scheduling Hearing (hearing set for February 28, 2005; 10:00 a.m., Central Time; Pensacola, FL).
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Feb. 02, 2005 |
Order of Consolidation (consolidated cases are: 05-0122 and 05-0341).
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Feb. 01, 2005 |
Agency Response to Pre-Hearing Instructions filed.
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Feb. 01, 2005 |
Joint Motion to Rescheduled Hearing filed.
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Feb. 01, 2005 |
Motion for Consolidation and Motion to Reschedule the Final Hearing (of case nos.: 05-0122, 05-0341) filed.
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Jan. 26, 2005 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Jan. 26, 2005 |
Notice of Hearing (hearing set for February 22, 2005; 10:00 a.m., Central Time; Pensacola, FL).
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Jan. 25, 2005 |
Joint Response to Initial Order filed.
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Jan. 19, 2005 |
Initial Order.
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Jan. 13, 2005 |
Notice of Assignment of Conditional Licensure Status filed.
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Jan. 13, 2005 |
Election of Rights for Administrative Hearing Regarding Assignment of Conditional Licensure Status filed.
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Jan. 13, 2005 |
Request for Formal Hearing filed.
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Jan. 13, 2005 |
Order of Dismissal Pursuant to Sections 120.54 and 120.569, Florida Statutes and Rules 28-106.111 and 28-106.210, Florida Administrative Code to Allow for Amendment and Resubmission of Petition filed.
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Jan. 13, 2005 |
Motion to Set Aside Order of Dismissal Amended Request for Formal Hearing filed.
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Jan. 13, 2005 |
Notice (of Agency referral) filed.
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