CHESHIRE HOME

The nursing staff is the most important part of what determines the quality of care and comfort of a resident in a nursing home. Government regulations set expectations on time spent with each resident based on the services being provided. The breakdown below lists the nursing types (RN, LPN, LVN, CNA) and a comparison of the reported and expected hours per resident per day.

Medicare determines quality of care ratings for nursing facilities by surveying several "quality measures", which are broken down into long-term and short-term stay residents, as well as if the action is preventive or if there is a deficiency in the quality of care. State averages for New Jersey are also provided for comparison purposes. Note: Figures below are averaged over the past nine months.

Long-Term Stay Preventive Actions

Long-Term Stay Deficiencies

All Medicare and/or Medicaid certified nursing home must undergo health inspections on average once a year, but may be more frequent if the facility is peforming poorly. These inspections cover most aspects of life in a nursing home, and are broken down into deficiencies types, which including: Pharmacy Service, Administration, Resident Rights, Nutrition and Dietary, Resident Assessment, Environmental, and Mistreatment. Below are the list of deficiencies found by inspectors in the past few years along with the degree of harm and how many residents may have been affected. Note: The most recent health survey was on 06/08/2011.

Environmental

Have a Program to Keep Infection from Spreading. Inspection Date: 07/13/2009 Correction Date: 09/09/2009
Be Designed, Built, Equipped, or Well Kept to Protect the Health and Safety of Residents, Workers, and the Public. Inspection Date: 06/08/2011 Correction Date: 08/05/2011

Pharmacy Service

Properly Mark Drugs and Other Similar Products. Inspection Date: 07/13/2009 Correction Date: 09/09/2009
Keep the Rate of Medication Errors (Wrong Drug, Wrong Dose, Wrong Time) to Less Than 5%. Inspection Date: 08/25/2010 Correction Date: 10/22/2010

Quality Care

Give Residents Proper Treatment to Prevent New Bed (Pressure) Sores or Heal Existing Bed Sores. Inspection Date: 07/13/2009 Correction Date: 09/09/2009
Give Professional Services That Meet a Professional Standard of Quality. Inspection Date: 08/25/2010 Correction Date: 10/22/2010
Give Professional Services That Meet a Professional Standard of Quality. Inspection Date: 06/08/2011 Correction Date: 08/05/2011

Resident Assessment

Develop a Complete Care Plan That Meets All of a Resident's Needs, with Timetables and Actions That Can Be Measured. Inspection Date: 07/13/2009 Correction Date: 09/09/2009

Resident Rights

Tell the Resident Completely About His or Her Health Status. Inspection Date: 07/13/2009 Correction Date: 09/09/2009
Provide Care in a Way That Keeps or Builds Each Resident's Dignity and Self Respect. Inspection Date: 07/13/2009 Correction Date: 09/09/2009
Provide Services to Meet the Needs and Preferences of Each Resident. Inspection Date: 07/13/2009 Correction Date: 09/09/2009

Below is a list of any civil penalities or denials of payment for new admissions (DPNA) that this facility received in the previous three years. Note: Monetary figures are not available for DPNAs.

The table below lists incident reports by the nursing staff or administration for Cheshire Home, as well as complaints by residents or their family in the previous three years.

Administration

1) Set Up a Group That is Legally Responsible for Writing and Setting Up Policies for Leading and Running the Nursing Home; or 2) Hire a Properly Licensed Administrator. Complaint Filed: 03/16/2011 Correction Date: 05/15/2011

Mistreatment

Write and Use Policies That Forbid Mistreatment, Neglect and Abuse of Residents and Theft of Residents' Property. Complaint Filed: 02/17/2010 Correction Date: 04/02/2010

Resident Rights

Let the Resident Refuse Treatment or Refuse to Take Part in an Experiment. Complaint Filed: 02/17/2010 Correction Date: 04/02/2010
Protect the Resident from a Transfer or Discharge That is Not Wanted or Needed. Complaint Filed: 05/13/2010 Correction Date: 07/01/2010

Nursing homes certified by Medicare and/or Medicaid are required to have fire safety inspections to meet Life Safety Code (LSC) standards. Below is a list of deficiencies that Cheshire Home had in recent fire safety inspections. This information can be used to see if all standards were met, the degree of harm, the number of residents affected, and the date when deficiencies were corrected. Note: The most recent fire safety survey was on 06/08/2011.

Automatic Sprinkler Systems

Portable Fire Extinguishers. Inspection Date: 06/08/2011 Correction Date: 08/05/2011

Electrical

Weekly Inspections and Monthly Testing of Generators. Inspection Date: 06/08/2011 Correction Date: 08/05/2011

Laboratories

Proper Facilities for the Use and Storage of Combustible Liquids. Inspection Date: 06/08/2011 Correction Date: 08/05/2011