NURSECARE NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER
Address
1736 IRVING PLACE
SHREVEPORT, LA 71101
(318) 221-1983
Nursing Home Ratings
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Nursing Staff | |
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Overall Rating |
Percent of Beds Occupied
Number of Residents and Certified Beds
- Residents: 209
- Certified Beds: 227
This Facility Accepts
- Medicare
- Medicaid
Operational Details
- Operated By For Profit - Partnership
- Offers Only Resident Counseling
- This Facility is Part of a Chain or Franchise
Resident Services
The information below lists services this facility has provided for residents from October through December 2010. During this period, the most common type of service provided was "Ultra-High 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 Nursecare Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. For more information read our guide on how nursing facilities are reimbursed, types of services, and ADL index scores.
Resident Services | Resident Conditions | Percent of Service Days |
Ultra-High Rehabilitation Plus Extensive Services
- At least one rehabilitation discipline five days/week
- A second rehabilitation discipline three days/week
- Tracheostomy care
- Ventilator or respirator
- Isolation for active infectious disease while a resident
- Activities of Daily Living (ADL) score of 2 or more
ADL Index Range: 11-16 | 1.0% |
ADL Index Range: 2-10 | 0.6% |
Total Percent: | 1.5% |
Medium Rehabilitation Plus Extensive Services
- Five days any combination of three rehabilitation disciplines
- Tracheostomy care
- Ventilator or respirator
- Isolation for active infectious disease while a resident
- Activities of Daily Living (ADL) score of 2 or more
ADL Index Range: 11-16 | 0.1% |
ADL Index Range: 2-10 | 0.2% |
Total Percent: | 0.4% |
Ultra-High Rehabilitation
- At least one rehabilitation discipline five days/week
- A second rehabilitation discipline three days/week
ADL Index Range: 11-16 | 29.9% |
ADL Index Range: 6-10 | 13.9% |
ADL Index Range: 0-5 | 14.7% |
Total Percent: | 58.5% |
Very High Rehabilitation
- At least one rehabilitation discipline five days/week
ADL Index Range: 11-16 | 8.3% |
ADL Index Range: 6-10 | 6.3% |
ADL Index Range: 0-5 | 10.8% |
Total Percent: | 25.5% |
High Rehabilitation
- At least one rehabilitation discipline five days/week
ADL Index Range: 11-16 | 1.6% |
ADL Index Range: 6-10 | 4.0% |
ADL Index Range: 0-5 | 2.9% |
Total Percent: | 8.4% |
Medium Rehabilitation
- Five days any combination of three rehabilitation disciplines
ADL Index Range: 11-16 | 3.6% |
ADL Index Range: 6-10 | 1.3% |
ADL Index Range: 0-5 | 0.4% |
Total Percent: | 5.3% |
Extensive Services
- Tracheostomy care
- Ventilator or respirator
- Isolation for active infectious disease while a resident
- Activities of Daily Living (ADL) score of 2 or more
ADL Index Range: 2-16 - Tracheostomy care or ventilator/respirator | 0.04% |
Total Percent: | 0.04% |
Special Care Low
- Cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, or Parkinson's disease with ADL score greater or equal to 5
- Respiratory failure and oxygen therapy while a resident
- Feeding tube where calories >= 51% or calories are in the range of 26-50% and fluid >= 501 mL)
- Ulcers: 2 or more stage II or 1 or more stage III or IV pressure ulcers
- Ulcers: 2 or more venous or arterial ulcers
- Ulcers: 1 stage II pressure ulcer and 1 venous or arterial ulcer with 2 or more skin care treatments
- Foot infection/diabetic foot ulcer/open lesions of foot with treatment
- Radiation therapy while a resident
- Dialysis while a resident
- Activities of Daily Living (ADL) score of 2 or more
ADL Index Range: 2-5 - No Signs of depression | 0.3% |
Total Percent: | 0.3% |
Clinically Complex
- Pneumonia, hemiplegia with ADL score >=5
- Surgical wounds or open lesions with treatment
- Burns
- Chemotherapy while a resident
- Oxygen therapy while a resident
- IV medications or transfusions while a resident
- Extensive Services, Special Care High or Special Care Low qualifier and ADL score of 0 or 1
ADL Index Range: 6-10 - No Signs of depression | 0.04% |
Total Percent: | 0.04% |
Rating Details For Nursecare Nursing & Rehabilitation 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 | 3 Minutes | 1 Hour and 13 Minutes |
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse (LPN/LVN) Hours | 57 Minutes | 44 Minutes |
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Hours | 2 Hours and 1 Minutes | 2 Hours and 18 Minutes |
Total Licensed Nurse Hours | 60 Minutes | 1 Hour and 57 Minutes |
Total Nurse Hours | 3 Hours | 4 Hours and 15 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 Louisiana are also provided for comparison purposes. Note: Figures below are averaged over the past nine months.
This Facility | Louisiana Average |
Long-Term Stay Preventive Actions
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Were Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination | 89% | 87% |
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Given Influenza Vaccination During the Flu Season | 90-100% | 91% |
Long-Term Stay Deficiencies
Percent of Low-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores | 2% | 2% |
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder | 7% | 5% |
Percent of Low-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder | 45% | 42% |
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Whose Need for Help with Daily Activities Has Increased | 12% | 20% |
Percent of High-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores | 12% | 15% |
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair | 5% | 8% |
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Had a Urinary Tract Infection | 9% | 10% |
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Are More Depressed or Anxious | 9% | 15% |
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse | 8% | 10% |
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Were Physically Restrained | - | 8% |
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain | 3% | 4% |
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight | 16% | 9% |
Short-Term Stay Preventive Actions
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Were Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination | 81% | 80% |
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Given Influenza Vaccination During the Flu Season | 72% | 83% |
Short-Term Stay Deficiencies
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores | 13% | 12% |
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Have Delirium | 1% | 4% |
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain | 15% | 14% |
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 10/21/2010.
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
Make Sure That Nurse Aides Show They Have the Skills to Be Able to Care for Residents.
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Give Lab Tests Only when the Attending Doctor Ordered Them.
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Keep Accurate and Appropriate Medical Records.
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Have a Detailed, Written Plan for Disasters and Emergencies.
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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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Environmental
Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Free of Dangers That Cause Accidents.
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Make Sure That a Working Call System is Available in Each Resident's Room or Bathroom and Bathing Area.
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Keep Safe, Clean and Homelike Surroundings.
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Nutrition and Dietary
Store, Cook, and Give out Food in a Safe and Clean Way.
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Pharmacy Service
Make Sure That Residents Are Safe from Serious Medication Errors.
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Keep the Rate of Medication Errors (Wrong Drug, Wrong Dose, Wrong Time) to Less Than 5%.
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Quality Care
Give Professional Services That Follow Each Resident's Written Care Plan.
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Give Residents Proper Treatment to Prevent New Bed (Pressure) Sores or Heal Existing Bed Sores.
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Develop/Implement Required Procedures for the Administration of Immunizations.
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Make Sure That Residents Who Cannot Care for Themselves Receive Help with Eating/Drinking, Grooming and Hygiene.
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Make Sure That Residents with Reduced Range of Motion Get Proper Treatment and Services to Increase Range of Motion.
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Give Professional Services That Follow Each Resident's Written Care Plan.
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Make Sure That Each Resident Who Enters the Nursing Home Without a Catheter is Not Given a Catheter, Unless It is Necessary.
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Give or Get Dental Care for Each Resident.
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Resident Assessment
Make Sure All Assessments Are Accurate, Coordinated by an Rn, Done by the Right Professional, and Are Signed by the Person Completing Them.
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Develop a Complete Care Plan That Meets All of a Resident's Needs, with Timetables and Actions That Can Be Measured.
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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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Get Doctor Orders for the Resident's Immediate Care when Admitted.
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Make a Complete Assessment That Covers All Questions for Areas That Are Listed in Official Regulations.
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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
Provide Proof That All Residents' Personal Money Which is Deposited with the Nursing Home, is Secure.
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Properly Hold, Secure and Manage Each Resident's Personal Money Which is Deposited with the Nursing Home.
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Enforcement
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.
Action Taken | Date | Amount |
Denial of Payment for New Admission (DPNA) | 11/14/2008 | - |
Deficiencies from Complaints and Incidents
The table below lists incident reports by the nursing staff or administration for Nursecare Nursing & Rehabilitation 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
Make Sure That Nurse Aides Show They Have the Skills to Be Able to Care for Residents.
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Environmental
Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Free of Dangers That Cause Accidents.
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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 Follow Each Resident's Written Care Plan.
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Resident Assessment
Develop a Complete Care Plan That Meets All of a Resident's Needs, with Timetables and Actions That Can Be Measured.
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Make a Complete Assessment That Covers All Questions for Areas That Are Listed in Official Regulations.
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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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Fire Safety
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 Nursecare Nursing & Rehabilitation 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 10/21/2010.
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 |
Corridor Walls and Doors
Corridor and Hallway Doors That Block Smoke.
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