MARION COUNTY NURSING HOME

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 Arkansas 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

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 08/30/2010.

Administration

Give or Get Lab Tests to Meet the Needs of Residents. Inspection Date: 08/30/2010 Correction Date: 09/20/2010

Environmental

Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Free of Dangers That Cause Accidents. Inspection Date: 10/24/2008 Correction Date: 11/23/2008
Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Free of Dangers That Cause Accidents. Inspection Date: 08/30/2010 Correction Date: 09/20/2010

Nutrition and Dietary

Make Sure That Residents Are Well Nourished. Inspection Date: 10/24/2008 Correction Date: 11/21/2008
Make Sure That Residents Are Well Nourished. Inspection Date: 09/04/2009 Correction Date: 10/02/2009

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: 10/24/2008 Correction Date: 11/23/2008
Keep the Rate of Medication Errors (Wrong Drug, Wrong Dose, Wrong Time) to Less Than 5%. Inspection Date: 10/24/2008 Correction Date: 11/23/2008
At Least Once a Month, Have a Licensed Pharmacist Check the Drugs That Each Resident Takes. Inspection Date: 10/24/2008 Correction Date: 11/23/2008

Quality Care

Give Each Resident Care and Services to Get or Keep the Highest Quality of Life Possible. Inspection Date: 10/24/2008 Correction Date: 12/11/2008
Make Sure That Each Resident Who Enters the Nursing Home Without a Catheter is Not Given a Catheter, Unless It is Necessary. Inspection Date: 10/24/2008 Correction Date: 11/23/2008
Provide Activities to Meet the Needs of Each Resident. Inspection Date: 09/04/2009 Correction Date: 10/02/2009
Give Each Resident Care and Services to Get or Keep the Highest Quality of Life Possible. Inspection Date: 09/04/2009 Correction Date: 10/02/2009
Give Professional Services That Follow Each Resident's Written Care Plan. Inspection Date: 08/30/2010 Correction Date: 09/20/2010
Make Sure That Residents Who Cannot Care for Themselves Receive Help with Eating/Drinking, Grooming and Hygiene. Inspection Date: 08/30/2010 Correction Date: 09/20/2010

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: 10/24/2008 Correction Date: 11/23/2008
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. Inspection Date: 08/30/2010 Correction Date: 09/20/2010
Provide Care in a Way That Keeps or Builds Each Resident's Dignity and Self Respect. Inspection Date: 08/30/2010 Correction Date: 09/20/2010

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

Quality Care

Give Each Resident Care and Services to Get or Keep the Highest Quality of Life Possible. Complaint Filed: 08/30/2010 Correction Date: 09/20/2010
Give Residents Proper Treatment to Prevent New Bed (Pressure) Sores or Heal Existing Bed Sores. Complaint Filed: 08/30/2010 Correction Date: 09/20/2010

Resident Rights

Provide Care for Each Resident in a Way That Keeps or Builds the Resident's Quality of Life. Complaint Filed: 09/04/2009 Correction Date: 10/02/2009

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 Marion County 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 08/17/2010.

Hazardous Area

Construction That Can Resist Fire for One Hour or an Approved Fire Extinguishing System. Inspection Date: 08/17/2010 Correction Date: 09/13/2010