MOUNT VERNON HEALTH CARE CENTER

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 Illinois 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 03/18/2010.

Environmental

Have a Program to Keep Infection from Spreading. Inspection Date: 03/18/2010 Correction Date: 04/12/2010

Mistreatment

Keep Each Resident Free from Physical Restraints, Unless Needed for Medical Treatment. Inspection Date: 03/18/2010 Correction Date: 04/12/2010

Pharmacy Service

1) Make Sure That Residents Who Take Drugs Are Not Given Too Many Doses or for Too Long; 2) Make Sure That the Use of Drugs is Carefully Watched; or 3) Stop or Change Drugs That Cause Unwanted Effects. Inspection Date: 02/19/2009 Correction Date: 03/09/2009
1) Make Sure That Residents Who Take Drugs Are Not Given Too Many Doses or for Too Long; 2) Make Sure That the Use of Drugs is Carefully Watched; or 3) Stop or Change Drugs That Cause Unwanted Effects. Inspection Date: 03/18/2010 Correction Date: 04/09/2010

Quality Care

Use a Registered Nurse at Least 8 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week. Inspection Date: 04/10/2008 Correction Date: 04/29/2008
Make Sure That Each Resident Who Enters the Nursing Home Without a Catheter is Not Given a Catheter, Unless It is Necessary. Inspection Date: 02/19/2009 Correction Date: 03/09/2009
Give or Get Special Rehabilitation if in the Patient's Plan of Care. Inspection Date: 02/19/2009 Correction Date: 03/09/2009
Provide Activities to Meet the Needs of Each Resident. Inspection Date: 03/18/2010 Correction Date: 04/06/2010
Give Each Resident Care and Services to Get or Keep the Highest Quality of Life Possible. Inspection Date: 03/18/2010 Correction Date: 04/12/2010

Resident Assessment

Make a Complete Assessment That Covers All Questions for Areas That Are Listed in Official Regulations. Inspection Date: 02/19/2009 Correction Date: 02/24/2009
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 Plan. Inspection Date: 02/19/2009 Correction Date: 03/09/2009

Resident Rights

Immediately Tell the Resident, Doctor, and a Family Member If: the Resident is Injured, There is a Major Change in Resident's Physical/Mental Health, There is a Need to Alter Treatment Significantly, or the Resident Must Be Transferred or Discharged. Inspection Date: 02/19/2009 Correction Date: 03/09/2009

The table below lists incident reports by the nursing staff or administration for Mount Vernon Health Care Center, as well as complaints by residents or their family in the previous three years.

Environmental

Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Free of Dangers That Cause Accidents. Complaint Filed: 09/10/2009 Correction Date: 10/02/2009

Mistreatment

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. Complaint Filed: 09/10/2009 Correction Date: 09/28/2009

Quality Care

Give Professional Services That Meet a Professional Standard of Quality. Complaint Filed: 05/05/2008 Correction Date: 05/23/2008
Make Sure That Residents Who Cannot Care for Themselves Receive Help with Eating/Drinking, Grooming and Hygiene. Complaint Filed: 07/21/2008 Correction Date: 07/25/2008

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 Mount Vernon Health Care Center 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 07/07/2010.

Building Service Equipment

Restrictions on the Use of Portable Space Heaters. Inspection Date: 02/18/2009 Correction Date: 02/19/2009