STANTON COUNTY HEALTH CARE FACILITY LONG TERM CARE UNIT

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 Kansas 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 07/29/2010.

Environmental

Provide Needed Housekeeping and Maintenance. Inspection Date: 07/29/2010 Correction Date: 08/25/2010
Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Free of Dangers That Cause Accidents. Inspection Date: 07/29/2010 Correction Date: 08/25/2010

Nutrition and Dietary

Make Sure That Residents Are Well Nourished. Inspection Date: 06/04/2009 Correction Date: 07/04/2009
Prepare Food That is Nutritional, Appetizing, Tasty, Attractive, Well-Cooked, and at the Right Temperature. Inspection Date: 06/04/2009 Correction Date: 07/04/2009
Offer Other Nutritional Food to Each Resident Who Will Not Eat the Food Served. Inspection Date: 06/04/2009 Correction Date: 07/04/2009

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: 05/01/2008 Correction Date: 05/31/2008
At Least Once a Month, Have a Licensed Pharmacist Check the Drugs That Each Resident Takes. Inspection Date: 05/01/2008 Correction Date: 05/31/2008
Keep the Rate of Medication Errors (Wrong Drug, Wrong Dose, Wrong Time) to Less Than 5%. Inspection Date: 06/04/2009 Correction Date: 07/04/2009
Properly Mark Drugs and Other Similar Products. Inspection Date: 07/29/2010 Correction Date: 08/25/2010

Quality Care

Give Each Resident Care and Services to Get or Keep the Highest Quality of Life Possible. Inspection Date: 05/01/2008 Correction Date: 05/31/2008
Make Sure That Residents Receive Treatment/Services to Continue to Be Able to Care for Themselves, Unless a Change is Unavoidable. Inspection Date: 05/01/2008 Correction Date: 05/31/2008
Make Sure That Each Resident Who Enters the Nursing Home Without a Catheter is Not Given a Catheter, Unless It is Necessary. Inspection Date: 05/01/2008 Correction Date: 05/31/2008
Give the Right Treatment and Services to Residents Who Have Mental or Social Problems Adjusting. Inspection Date: 05/01/2008 Correction Date: 05/31/2008
Make Sure That Residents Who Cannot Care for Themselves Receive Help with Eating/Drinking, Grooming and Hygiene. Inspection Date: 06/04/2009 Correction Date: 07/04/2009
Make Sure That Each Resident Who Enters the Nursing Home Without a Catheter is Not Given a Catheter, Unless It is Necessary. Inspection Date: 06/04/2009 Correction Date: 07/04/2009
Prevent a Loss in Range of Motion Among Residents Who Entered the Nursing Home with a Full Range of Motion. Inspection Date: 06/04/2009 Correction Date: 07/04/2009
Make Sure That Residents with Reduced Range of Motion Get Proper Treatment and Services to Increase Range of Motion. Inspection Date: 06/04/2009 Correction Date: 07/04/2009
Make Sure That Each Resident's Nutritional Needs Were Met. Inspection Date: 06/04/2009 Correction Date: 07/04/2009
Develop/Implement Required Procedures for the Administration of Immunizations. Inspection Date: 07/29/2010 Correction Date: 08/25/2010

Resident Assessment

Make a Complete Assessment That Covers All Questions for Areas That Are Listed in Official Regulations. Inspection Date: 05/01/2008 Correction Date: 05/31/2008
Develop a Complete Care Plan That Meets All of a Resident's Needs, with Timetables and Actions That Can Be Measured. Inspection Date: 05/01/2008 Correction Date: 05/31/2008
Do a New Assessment After Any Major Change in a Resident's Physical or Mental Health. Inspection Date: 07/29/2010 Correction Date: 08/25/2010
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: 07/29/2010 Correction Date: 08/25/2010

The table below lists incident reports by the nursing staff or administration for Stanton County Health Care Facility Long Term Care Unit, as well as complaints by residents or their family in the previous three years.

Environmental

Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Free of Dangers That Cause Accidents. Complaint Filed: 04/20/2011 Correction Date: 04/27/2011

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 Stanton County Health Care Facility Long Term Care Unit 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 06/03/2010.

Building Construction

Approved Construction Type or Materials. Inspection Date: 04/28/2009 Correction Date: 05/04/2009
A Two-Hour-Resistant Firewall in Common Walls. Inspection Date: 06/03/2010 Correction Date: 06/25/2010

Building Service Equipment

Properly Protected Cooking Facilities. Inspection Date: 04/28/2009 Correction Date: 04/29/2009

Corridor Walls and Doors

Corridor and Hallway Doors That Block Smoke. Inspection Date: 04/28/2009 Correction Date: 04/30/2009

Electrical

Properly Installed Electrical Wiring and Equipment. Inspection Date: 04/28/2009 Correction Date: 04/29/2009

Emergency Plans and Fire Drills

Record of Quarterly Fire Drills for Each Shift Under Varying Conditions. Inspection Date: 06/03/2010 Correction Date: 06/25/2010

Furnishings and Decorations

Properly Sized and Located Linen or Trash Receptacles. Inspection Date: 06/03/2010 Correction Date: 06/25/2010