PALM CITY NURSING & REHAB CENTER

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 Palm City Nursing & Rehab Center. For more information read our guide on how nursing facilities are reimbursed, types of services, and ADL index scores.

Ultra-High Rehabilitation Plus Extensive Services

Ultra-High Rehabilitation

Very High Rehabilitation

High Rehabilitation

Medium Rehabilitation

Extensive Services

Special Care Low

Clinically Complex

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 04/08/2011.

Environmental

Provide Needed Housekeeping and Maintenance. Inspection Date: 03/20/2009 Correction Date: 05/01/2009
Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Free of Dangers That Cause Accidents. Inspection Date: 03/20/2009 Correction Date: 05/01/2009
Have a Program to Keep Infection from Spreading. Inspection Date: 03/20/2009 Correction Date: 05/01/2009
Provide Needed Housekeeping and Maintenance. Inspection Date: 04/30/2010 Correction Date: 05/30/2010

Mistreatment

Write and Use Policies That Forbid Mistreatment, Neglect and Abuse of Residents and Theft of Residents' Property. Inspection Date: 03/20/2009 Correction Date: 05/01/2009

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: 03/20/2009 Correction Date: 05/01/2009
Keep the Rate of Medication Errors (Wrong Drug, Wrong Dose, Wrong Time) to Less Than 5%. Inspection Date: 03/20/2009 Correction Date: 05/01/2009
Properly Mark Drugs and Other Similar Products. Inspection Date: 03/20/2009 Correction Date: 05/01/2009
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: 04/08/2011 Correction Date: 05/08/2011

Quality Care

Give Professional Services That Meet a Professional Standard of Quality. Inspection Date: 03/20/2009 Correction Date: 05/01/2009
Give Professional Services That Follow Each Resident's Written Care Plan. Inspection Date: 03/20/2009 Correction Date: 05/01/2009
Give Each Resident Care and Services to Get or Keep the Highest Quality of Life Possible. Inspection Date: 03/20/2009 Correction Date: 05/01/2009
Make Sure That Residents Receive Treatment/Services to Continue to Be Able to Care for Themselves, Unless a Change is Unavoidable. Inspection Date: 03/20/2009 Correction Date: 05/01/2009
Make Sure That Each Resident Who Enters the Nursing Home Without a Catheter is Not Given a Catheter, Unless It is Necessary. Inspection Date: 03/20/2009 Correction Date: 05/01/2009
Properly Care for Residents Needing Special Services, Including: Injections, Colostomy, Ureostomy, Ileostomy, Tracheostomy Care, Tracheal Suctioning, Respiratory Care, Foot Care, and Prostheses. Inspection Date: 03/20/2009 Correction Date: 05/01/2009
Give Professional Services That Meet a Professional Standard of Quality. Inspection Date: 04/30/2010 Correction Date: 05/30/2010
Give Professional Services That Follow Each Resident's Written Care Plan. Inspection Date: 04/30/2010 Correction Date: 05/30/2010
Give Each Resident Care and Services to Get or Keep the Highest Quality of Life Possible. Inspection Date: 04/30/2010 Correction Date: 05/30/2010
Make Sure That Each Resident Gets Help to Keep Vision and Hearing. Inspection Date: 04/30/2010 Correction Date: 05/30/2010

Resident Assessment

Make a Complete Assessment That Covers All Questions for Areas That Are Listed in Official Regulations. Inspection Date: 03/20/2009 Correction Date: 05/01/2009
Develop a Complete Care Plan That Meets All of a Resident's Needs, with Timetables and Actions That Can Be Measured. Inspection Date: 03/20/2009 Correction Date: 05/01/2009
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: 03/20/2009 Correction Date: 05/01/2009

Resident Rights

Keep Each Resident's Personal and Medical Records Private and Confidential. Inspection Date: 03/20/2009 Correction Date: 05/01/2009
Provide Care in a Way That Keeps or Builds Each Resident's Dignity and Self Respect. Inspection Date: 03/20/2009 Correction Date: 05/01/2009
Make Sure Each Resident Has the Right to Choose Activities, Schedules and Health Care According to His or Her Interests, Assessment, and Plan of Care. Inspection Date: 03/20/2009 Correction Date: 05/01/2009
Tell Each Resident Who Can Get Medicaid Benefits About 1) Which Items and Services Medicaid Covers and Which the Resident Must Pay For; or 2) How to Apply for Medicaid, Along with the Names and Addresses of State Groups That Can Help. Inspection Date: 04/08/2011 Correction Date: 05/08/2011

The table below lists incident reports by the nursing staff or administration for Palm City Nursing & Rehab Center, as well as complaints by residents or their family in the previous three years.

Quality Care

Give Residents Proper Treatment to Prevent New Bed (Pressure) Sores or Heal Existing Bed Sores. Complaint Filed: 06/03/2008 Correction Date: 07/03/2008
Make Sure That Each Resident Who Enters the Nursing Home Without a Catheter is Not Given a Catheter, Unless It is Necessary. Complaint Filed: 04/29/2010 Correction Date: 05/30/2010
Give Each Resident Care and Services to Get or Keep the Highest Quality of Life Possible. Complaint Filed: 07/01/2010 Correction Date: 07/29/2010

Resident Assessment

Make Sure That Doctors Visit Residents Regularly, As Required. Complaint Filed: 12/22/2010 Correction Date: 01/22/2011

Resident Rights

Try to Resolve Each Resident's Complaints Quickly. Complaint Filed: 05/01/2008 Correction Date: 06/01/2008
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. Complaint Filed: 07/29/2010 Correction Date: 08/29/2010