WABASH SKILLED CARE CENTER

The information below lists services this facility has provided for residents from November through December 2010. During this period, the most common type of service provided was "Medium Rehabilitation". To get a better idea of the types of services that are commonly performed, compare the "Percent of Service Days" column below. These services are based on submitted claims to Medicare and do not provide a complete overview of all the services provided by Wabash Skilled Care Center. For more information read our guide on how nursing facilities are reimbursed, types of services, and ADL index scores.

Medium Rehabilitation

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 Indiana are also provided for comparison purposes. Note: Figures below are averaged over the past nine months.

Short-Term Stay Preventive Actions

Short-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 04/05/2011.

Administration

Keep Accurate and Appropriate Medical Records. Inspection Date: 05/28/2010 Correction Date: 06/27/2010

Environmental

Have a Program to Keep Infection from Spreading. Inspection Date: 05/28/2010 Correction Date: 06/27/2010

Mistreatment

Keep Each Resident Free from Physical Restraints, Unless Needed for Medical Treatment. Inspection Date: 06/03/2009 Correction Date: 07/03/2009
Keep Each Resident Free from Physical Restraints, Unless Needed for Medical Treatment. Inspection Date: 05/28/2010 Correction Date: 06/27/2010

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: 05/28/2010 Correction Date: 06/27/2010

Quality Care

Give Residents Proper Treatment to Prevent New Bed (Pressure) Sores or Heal Existing Bed Sores. Inspection Date: 05/28/2010 Correction Date: 06/27/2010

Resident Assessment

Make a Complete Assessment That Covers All Questions for Areas That Are Listed in Official Regulations. Inspection Date: 05/28/2010 Correction Date: 06/27/2010
Develop a Complete Care Plan That Meets All of a Resident's Needs, with Timetables and Actions That Can Be Measured. Inspection Date: 05/28/2010 Correction Date: 06/27/2010

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: 05/28/2010 Correction Date: 06/27/2010

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

Mistreatment

Protect Residents from Mistreatment, Neglect, And/Or Theft of Personal Property. Complaint Filed: 08/20/2009 Correction Date: 08/28/2009
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: 08/20/2009 Correction Date: 08/28/2009
Write and Use Policies That Forbid Mistreatment, Neglect and Abuse of Residents and Theft of Residents' Property. Complaint Filed: 08/20/2009 Correction Date: 08/28/2009

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 Wabash Skilled 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 04/05/2011.

Automatic Sprinkler Systems

Properly Working Alarms on Sprinkler Valves. Inspection Date: 04/05/2011 Correction Date: 05/20/2011

Electrical

Weekly Inspections and Monthly Testing of Generators. Inspection Date: 06/08/2009 Correction Date: 07/08/2009
Weekly Inspections and Monthly Testing of Generators. Inspection Date: 04/05/2011 Correction Date: 05/20/2011

Miscellaneous

Fire Safety Features Required by Current Fire Safety Codes. Inspection Date: 06/08/2009 Correction Date: 07/08/2009

Smoke Compartmentation and Control

Walls or Barriers That Prevent Smoke from Passing Through and Would Resist Fire for at Least One Hour. Inspection Date: 06/08/2009 Correction Date: 07/08/2009

Vertical Openings

Protected Exits That Allow the Resident to Escape the Building. Inspection Date: 04/05/2011 Correction Date: 05/20/2011