FOUNTAINS NURSING HOME

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 Fountains Nursing Home. For more information read our guide on how nursing facilities are reimbursed, types of services, and ADL index scores.

Ultra-High Rehabilitation

Very High Rehabilitation

High Rehabilitation

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 Florida 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

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 04/22/2011.

Administration

Make Sure That Nurse Aides Show They Have the Skills to Be Able to Care for Residents. Inspection Date: 04/16/2009 Correction Date: 06/20/2009

Environmental

Provide Needed Housekeeping and Maintenance. Inspection Date: 04/16/2009 Correction Date: 06/20/2009
Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Free of Dangers That Cause Accidents. Inspection Date: 04/16/2009 Correction Date: 06/20/2009
Have a Program to Keep Infection from Spreading. Inspection Date: 04/16/2009 Correction Date: 06/20/2009
Provide Needed Housekeeping and Maintenance. Inspection Date: 04/22/2011 Correction Date: 05/22/2011
Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Free of Dangers That Cause Accidents. Inspection Date: 04/22/2011 Correction Date: 05/22/2011
Have a Program to Keep Infection from Spreading. Inspection Date: 04/22/2011 Correction Date: 05/22/2011

Nutrition and Dietary

Store, Cook, and Give out Food in a Safe and Clean Way. Inspection Date: 03/04/2010 Correction Date: 04/04/2010
Prepare Food That is Nutritional, Appetizing, Tasty, Attractive, Well-Cooked, and at the Right Temperature. Inspection Date: 04/22/2011 Correction Date: 05/22/2011
Store, Cook, and Give out Food in a Safe and Clean Way. Inspection Date: 04/22/2011 Correction Date: 05/22/2011

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: 04/16/2009 Correction Date: 06/20/2009
Keep the Rate of Medication Errors (Wrong Drug, Wrong Dose, Wrong Time) to Less Than 5%. Inspection Date: 04/16/2009 Correction Date: 06/20/2009
Properly Mark Drugs and Other Similar Products. Inspection Date: 04/22/2011 Correction Date: 05/22/2011

Quality Care

Make Sure That Residents with Reduced Range of Motion Get Proper Treatment and Services to Increase Range of Motion. Inspection Date: 03/04/2010 Correction Date: 04/04/2010
Develop/Implement Required Procedures for the Administration of Immunizations. Inspection Date: 03/04/2010 Correction Date: 04/04/2010
Give Professional Services That Follow Each Resident's Written Care Plan. Inspection Date: 04/22/2011 Correction Date: 05/22/2011
Make Sure That Each Resident Gets Help to Keep Vision and Hearing. Inspection Date: 04/22/2011 Correction Date: 05/22/2011
Make Sure That Each Resident Who Enters the Nursing Home Without a Catheter is Not Given a Catheter, Unless It is Necessary. Inspection Date: 04/22/2011 Correction Date: 05/22/2011

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. Inspection Date: 04/16/2009 Correction Date: 06/20/2009

Resident Rights

Give Enough Notice to the Resident Before Changing the Resident's Room or Roommate. Inspection Date: 04/16/2009 Correction Date: 06/20/2009
Keep Each Resident's Personal and Medical Records Private and Confidential. Inspection Date: 04/22/2011 Correction Date: 05/22/2011
Provide Care in a Way That Keeps or Builds Each Resident's Dignity and Self Respect. Inspection Date: 04/22/2011 Correction Date: 05/22/2011

The table below lists incident reports by the nursing staff or administration for Fountains Nursing Home, as well as complaints by residents or their family in the previous three years.

Administration

Follow All Laws and Professional Standards. Complaint Filed: 09/15/2009 Correction Date: 10/22/2009

Quality Care

Give Professional Services That Meet a Professional Standard of Quality. Complaint Filed: 09/15/2009 Correction Date: 10/22/2009

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 Fountains Nursing Home 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 04/19/2011.

Emergency Plans and Fire Drills

Record of Quarterly Fire Drills for Each Shift Under Varying Conditions. Inspection Date: 03/02/2010 Correction Date: 04/04/2010

Hazardous Area

Construction That Can Resist Fire for One Hour or an Approved Fire Extinguishing System. Inspection Date: 04/19/2011 Correction Date: 05/22/2011

Smoke Compartmentation and Control

Proper Construction of Ducts Through Walls Designed to Prevent Smoke Passage. Inspection Date: 04/19/2011 Correction Date: 05/22/2011