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CONSULTAMERICA HEALTH AND REHABILITATI: Actual Harm and/or Immediate Jeopardy |
7110 1ST AVENUE NORTH |
BIRMINGHAM AL |
TELEPHONE: 2058364080 |
TYPE OF OWNERSHIP: For profit - Corporation |
NUMBER OF BEDS / PERCENT OCCUPIED: 62 / 79 |
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| Based on the annual and complaint survey data reported by CMS as of 07/19/09 , this home is listed because in at least one area they caused actual harm to a patient and/or subjected the patients to immediate jeopardy. More recent reports/corrections may be available. Check with the nursing home administrator. Actual harm is indicated by a score of G, H, I, while J, K, L indicate immediate jeopardy. The color coding scheme is below: |
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| RATING | DEFINITION |
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 | actual harm and/or immediate jeopardy: score= G,H,I,J,K,L |
 | potential for more than minimal harm: score= D, E, F |
 | potential for minimal harm: score= A, B, C |
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| RESULTS LISTED BASED ON MOST RECENT ANNUAL SURVEY DATED: 10/29/2008 |
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| RATING | VIOLATION | SCOPE/SEVERITY CODE |
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Keep safe, clean and homelike surroundings. | F |
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Write and use policies that forbid mistreatment, neglect and abuse of residents and theft of residents' property. | D |
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Be administered in a way that leads to the highest possible level of well being for each resident. | F |
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Get services outside the nursing home that meet professional standards. | D |
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Have a program to keep infection from spreading. | F |
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Make sure that the attending doctor orders special diets. | D |
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post nurse staffing information. | D |
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Keep accurate and appropriate medical records. | F |
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Provide care for each resident in a way that keeps or builds the resident's quality of life. | F |
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1) Hire only people who have no legal history of abusing, neglecting or mistreating residents; or 2) report and investigate any acts or reports of abuse, neglect or mistreatment of residents. | D |
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Put firmly secured handrails on each side of hallways. | D |
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Provide social services for related medical problems to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life. | F |
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Provide needed housekeeping and maintenance. | F |
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Give each resident care and services to get or keep the highest quality of life possible. | E |
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Properly care for residents needing special services, including: injections, colostomy, ureostomy, ileostomy, tracheostomy care, tracheal suctioning, respiratory care, foot care, and prostheses. | G |
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Make sure that the nursing home area is free of dangers that cause accidents. | F |
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Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores. | D |
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1) Develop a complete care plan within 7 days of each resident's admission; 2) prepare a care plan with the care team, including the primary nurse, doctor, resident or resident's family or representative; or 3) check and update the care pla | E |
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Try to resolve each resident's complaints quickly. | F |
COMPLAINT SURVEY RESULTS: SUBSTANTIATED |
| DATE | RATING | COMPLAINT VIOLATION CONFIRMED | SCOPE/SEVERITY CODE |
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| 02/14/2007 |
| Develop a complete care plan that meets all of a resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D |
| 06/15/2007 |
| Give professional services that follow each resident's written care plan. | D |
| 06/15/2007 |
| Make sure that the nursing home area is free of dangers that cause accidents. | E |
| 04/24/2008 |
| Make sure that each resident who enters the nursing home without a catheter is not given a catheter, unless it is necessary. | E |
| 04/24/2008 |
| Make sure that residents are safe from serious medication errors. | D |
| 04/24/2008 |
| Have drugs and other similar products available, which are needed every day and in emergencies, and give them out properly. | D |
| 04/24/2008 |
| Keep accurate and appropriate medical records. | D |
| 05/25/2008 |
| Provide services to meet the needs and preferences of each resident. | D |
| 05/25/2008 |
| Give professional services that meet a professional standard of quality. | D |
| 05/25/2008 |
| Make sure that each resident who enters the nursing home without a catheter is not given a catheter, unless it is necessary. | G |
| 05/25/2008 |
| Have a program to keep infection from spreading. | D |
| 02/02/2009 |
| Give professional services that meet a professional standard of quality. | D |
| 02/02/2009 |
| Give each resident care and services to get or keep the highest quality of life possible. | D |
| 02/02/2009 |
| Give proper treatment to residents with feeding tubes to prevent problems (such as aspiration pneumonia, diarrhea, vomiting, dehydration, metabolic abnormalities, nasal-pharyngeal ulcers) and help restore eating skills, if possibl | D |
| 02/02/2009 |
| Keep the rate of medication errors (wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong time) to less than 5%. | E |
| 02/02/2009 |
| Properly mark drugs and other similar products. | D |
| 02/02/2009 |
| Be administered in a way that leads to the highest possible level of well being for each resident. | F |
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