WATERTOWN CONVALARIUM, INC
Address
560 WOODBURY ROAD
WATERTOWN, CT 06795
(860) 274-6748
Nursing Home Ratings
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Percent of Beds Occupied
96%Number of Residents and Certified Beds
- Residents: 44
- Certified Beds: 46
This Facility Accepts
- Medicare
- Medicaid
Operational Details
- Operated By For Profit - Corporation
- Offers Only Resident Counseling
- This Facility is Not Part of a Chain or Franchise
Rating Details For Watertown Convalarium, Inc
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 | 1 Hour and 19 Minutes | 53 Minutes |
| Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse (LPN/LVN) Hours | 20 Minutes | 36 Minutes |
| Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Hours | 2 Hours and 25 Minutes | 2 Hours and 7 Minutes |
| Total Licensed Nurse Hours | 1 Hour and 39 Minutes | 1 Hour and 28 Minutes |
| Total Nurse Hours | 4 Hours and 4 Minutes | 3 Hours and 35 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 Connecticut are also provided for comparison purposes. Note: Figures below are averaged over the past nine months.
| This Facility | Connecticut Average |
Long-Term Stay Preventive Actions
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Given Influenza Vaccination During the Flu Season | 90-100% | 88% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Were Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination | 90-100% | 85% |
Long-Term Stay Deficiencies
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Are More Depressed or Anxious | 12% | 11% |
| Percent of Low-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores | - | 2% |
| Percent of Low-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder | 50% | 52% |
| Percent of High-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores | 7% | 9% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder | - | 4% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Had a Urinary Tract Infection | 9% | 7% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair | - | 3% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse | 7% | 12% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain | 5% | 2% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Whose Need for Help with Daily Activities Has Increased | 8% | 15% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Were Physically Restrained | - | 3% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight | 1% | 8% |
Short-Term Stay Preventive Actions
| Percent of Short-Stay Residents Given Influenza Vaccination During the Flu Season | 90-100% | 79% |
| Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Were Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination | 90-100% | 78% |
Short-Term Stay Deficiencies
| Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Have Delirium | 7% | 2% |
| Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores | 12% | 12% |
| Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain | 24% | 19% |
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 03/25/2011.
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
Keep Accurate and Appropriate Medical Records.
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Mistreatment
Write and Use Policies That Forbid Mistreatment, Neglect and Abuse of Residents and Theft of Residents' Property.
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Nutrition and Dietary
Store, Cook, and Give out Food in a Safe and Clean Way.
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Quality Care
Give Professional Services That Meet a Professional Standard of Quality.
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Give or Get Dental Care for Each Resident.
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Give Professional Services That Meet a Professional Standard of Quality.
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Give Each Resident Care and Services to Get or Keep the Highest Quality of Life Possible.
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Give Residents Proper Treatment to Prevent New Bed (Pressure) Sores or Heal Existing Bed Sores.
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Resident Assessment
Make a Complete Assessment That Covers All Questions for Areas That Are Listed in Official Regulations.
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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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Resident Rights
Try to Resolve Each Resident's Complaints Quickly.
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Deficiencies from Complaints and Incidents
The table below lists incident reports by the nursing staff or administration for Watertown Convalarium, Inc, 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 |
Quality Care
Give Each Resident Care and Services to Get or Keep the Highest Quality of Life Possible.
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