ALGART HEALTH CARE

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 Ohio 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 04/29/2010.

Administration

Make Sure That Nurse Aides Show They Have the Skills to Be Able to Care for Residents. Inspection Date: 02/12/2009 Correction Date: 04/03/2009

Environmental

Put Firmly Secured Handrails on Each Side of Hallways. Inspection Date: 12/13/2007 Correction Date: 01/15/2008
Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Free of Dangers That Cause Accidents. Inspection Date: 02/12/2009 Correction Date: 04/03/2009
Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Free of Dangers That Cause Accidents. Inspection Date: 04/29/2010 Correction Date: 05/14/2010
Have a Program to Keep Infection from Spreading. Inspection Date: 04/29/2010 Correction Date: 05/14/2010

Mistreatment

Write and Use Policies That Forbid Mistreatment, Neglect and Abuse of Residents and Theft of Residents' Property. Inspection Date: 12/13/2007 Correction Date: 01/15/2008
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. Inspection Date: 02/12/2009 Correction Date: 04/03/2009

Nutrition and Dietary

Store, Cook, and Give out Food in a Safe and Clean Way. Inspection Date: 04/29/2010 Correction Date: 05/14/2010

Quality Care

Give Residents Proper Treatment to Prevent New Bed (Pressure) Sores or Heal Existing Bed Sores. Inspection Date: 12/13/2007 Correction Date: 01/15/2008
Make Sure That Each Residents' Abilities to Take Care of Themselves Does Not Lessen, Unless a Change Cannot Be Avoided. Inspection Date: 02/12/2009 Correction Date: 04/03/2009
Use a Registered Nurse at Least 8 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week. Inspection Date: 02/12/2009 Correction Date: 04/03/2009

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: 04/29/2010 Correction Date: 05/14/2010
Keep Assessments Completed in the Preceding 15 Months in the Resident's Active Record. Inspection Date: 04/29/2010 Correction Date: 05/14/2010

Resident Rights

Provide Care in a Way That Keeps or Builds Each Resident's Dignity and Self Respect. Inspection Date: 04/29/2010 Correction Date: 05/14/2010

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 Algart Health Care, as well as complaints by residents or their family in the previous three years.

Mistreatment

Write and Use Policies That Forbid Mistreatment, Neglect and Abuse of Residents and Theft of Residents' Property. Complaint Filed: 09/24/2008 Correction Date: 10/20/2008

Quality Care

Give Professional Services That Meet a Professional Standard of Quality. Complaint Filed: 09/24/2008 Correction Date: 10/20/2008

Resident Rights

Provide Enough Notice Before Discharging or Transferring a Resident. Complaint Filed: 06/09/2008 Correction Date: 06/20/2008

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 Algart Health Care 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 04/30/2010.

Automatic Sprinkler Systems

An Approved Automatic Sprinkler System Connected to the Fire Alarm System. Inspection Date: 12/11/2007 Correction Date: 01/15/2008
Automatic Sprinkler Systems That Have Been Maintained in Working Order. Inspection Date: 04/30/2010 Correction Date: 05/14/2010

Building Service Equipment

Properly Protected Cooking Facilities. Inspection Date: 02/12/2009 Correction Date: 04/03/2009

Corridor Walls and Doors

Corridor and Hallway Doors That Block Smoke. Inspection Date: 04/30/2010 Correction Date: 05/14/2010

Electrical

Properly Installed Electrical Wiring and Equipment. Inspection Date: 02/12/2009 Correction Date: 04/03/2009
Weekly Inspections and Monthly Testing of Generators. Inspection Date: 04/30/2010 Correction Date: 05/14/2010

Hazardous Area

Construction That Can Resist Fire for One Hour or an Approved Fire Extinguishing System. Inspection Date: 04/30/2010 Correction Date: 05/14/2010

Interior Finish

Fire-Resistant Room Wall Surfaces. Inspection Date: 12/11/2007 Correction Date: 01/15/2008

Smoking Regulations

Posted "No-Smoking" Signs in Areas Where Smoking is Not Permitted or Did Not Provide Ashtrays Where Smoking Was Allowed. Inspection Date: 04/30/2010 Correction Date: 05/14/2010