COMFORT CARE NURSING CENTER
Address
1100 WEST DRIVE
LAUREL, MS 39440
(601) 422-0022
Nursing Home Ratings
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Percent of Beds Occupied
99%Number of Residents and Certified Beds
- Residents: 125
- Certified Beds: 126
This Facility Accepts
- Medicaid
Operational Details
- Operated By Government - County
- Offers Only Resident Counseling
- This Facility is Not Part of a Chain or Franchise
Rating Details For Comfort Care Nursing Center
Nursing Staff - 
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.
| Nursing Hours Per Resident Per Day | Reported | Expected |
| Registered Nurse (RN) Hours | 16 Minutes | 50 Minutes |
| Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse (LPN/LVN) Hours | 1 Hour and 1 Minutes | 39 Minutes |
| Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Hours | 2 Hours and 7 Minutes | 2 Hours and 29 Minutes |
| Total Licensed Nurse Hours | 1 Hour and 17 Minutes | 1 Hour and 30 Minutes |
| Total Nurse Hours | 3 Hours and 24 Minutes | 3 Hours and 58 Minutes |
Quality of Care - 
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 Mississippi are also provided for comparison purposes. Note: Figures below are averaged over the past nine months.
| This Facility | Mississippi Average |
Long-Term Stay Preventive Actions
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Given Influenza Vaccination During the Flu Season | 90-100% | 94% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Were Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination | 90-100% | 94% |
Long-Term Stay Deficiencies
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Are More Depressed or Anxious | 10% | 14% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse | 12% | 11% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair | 23% | 9% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder | 4% | 4% |
| Percent of Low-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores | 1% | 2% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Were Physically Restrained | - | 7% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain | 9% | 4% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Had a Urinary Tract Infection | 11% | 9% |
| Percent of Low-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder | 58% | 49% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Whose Need for Help with Daily Activities Has Increased | 13% | 15% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight | 9% | 8% |
| Percent of High-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores | 4% | 11% |
Health Inspection Details -
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 08/27/2010.
Degree of Harm
- Potential for Minimal Harm
- Minimal Harm or Potential for Harm
- Resident Harmed
- Immediate Jeopardy to Resident Health
Residents Affected
- Isolated
- Some Residents
- Many Residents
| Deficiencies Found By Inspectors | Degree of Harm | Residents Affected |
Administration
Give or Get Lab Tests to Meet the Needs of Residents.
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Keep Accurate and Appropriate Medical Records.
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Keep Accurate and Appropriate Medical Records.
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Environmental
Have a Program to Keep Infection from Spreading.
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Nutrition and Dietary
Provide Food in a Way That Meets a Resident's Needs.
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Pharmacy Service
Have Drugs and Other Similar Products Available, Which Are Needed Every Day and in Emergencies, and Give Them out Properly.
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Quality Care
Give Professional Services That Meet a Professional Standard of Quality.
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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 Possible.
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Resident Assessment
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.
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Resident Rights
Let Residents Give Themselves Their Drugs if They Are Able.
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Deficiencies from Complaints and Incidents
The table below lists incident reports by the nursing staff or administration for Comfort Care Nursing Center, as well as complaints by residents or their family in the previous three years.
Degree of Harm
- - Potential for Minimal Harm
- - Minimal Harm or Potential for Harm
- - Resident Harmed
- - Immediate Jeopardy to Resident Health
Residents Affected
- - Isolated
- - Some Residents
- - Many Residents
| Formal Complaints | Degree of Harm | Residents Affected |
Administration
Keep Accurate and Appropriate Medical Records.
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Environmental
Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Free of Dangers That Cause Accidents.
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Quality Care
Give Each Resident Care and Services to Get or Keep the Highest Quality of Life Possible.
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Give Residents Proper Treatment to Prevent New Bed (Pressure) Sores or Heal Existing Bed Sores.
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Give Each Resident Care and Services to Get or Keep the Highest Quality of Life Possible.
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Resident Assessment
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.
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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.
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