VALLEY HEALTH CENTER
Address
1015 E PARIS SE
GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49546
(616) 301-6215
Nursing Home Ratings
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Percent of Beds Occupied
100%Number of Residents and Certified Beds
- Residents: 20
- Certified Beds: 20
This Facility Accepts
- Medicare
- Medicaid
Operational Details
- Operated By Non Profit - Church Related
- Offers Both Resident and Family Counseling Services
- Part of a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC)
- This Facility is Not Part of a Chain or Franchise
Rating Details For Valley Health Center
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 | 32 Minutes | 51 Minutes |
| Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse (LPN/LVN) Hours | 32 Minutes | 36 Minutes |
| Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Hours | 4 Hours and 10 Minutes | 2 Hours and 25 Minutes |
| Total Licensed Nurse Hours | 1 Hour and 4 Minutes | 1 Hour and 27 Minutes |
| Total Nurse Hours | 5 Hours and 14 Minutes | 3 Hours and 52 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 Michigan are also provided for comparison purposes. Note: Figures below are averaged over the past nine months.
| This Facility | Michigan Average |
Long-Term Stay Preventive Actions
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Were Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination | 90-100% | 89% |
Long-Term Stay Deficiencies
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain | - | 3% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight | 24% | 8% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Whose Need for Help with Daily Activities Has Increased | 21% | 12% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Had a Urinary Tract Infection | 3% | 9% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Were Physically Restrained | - | 5% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder | 10% | 5% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Are More Depressed or Anxious | 21% | 13% |
| Percent of Low-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder | 84% | 52% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse | 13% | 10% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair | - | 4% |
Short-Term Stay Preventive Actions
| Percent of Short-Stay Residents Given Influenza Vaccination During the Flu Season | 90% | 84% |
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 09/17/2010.
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 |
Environmental
Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Free of Dangers That Cause Accidents.
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Nutrition and Dietary
Store, Cook, and Give out Food in a Safe and Clean Way.
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Enforcement
Below is a list of any civil penalities or denials of payment for new admissions (DPNA) that this facility received in the previous three years. Note: Monetary figures are not available for DPNAs.
| Action Taken | Date | Amount |
| Denial of Payment for New Admission (DPNA) | 07/12/2010 | - |
Deficiencies from Complaints and Incidents
The table below lists incident reports by the nursing staff or administration for Valley Health Center, 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 |
Environmental
Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Free of Dangers That Cause Accidents.
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Fire Safety
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 Valley Health Center 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 09/20/2010.
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 |
Automatic Sprinkler Systems
Automatic Sprinkler Systems That Have Been Maintained in Working Order.
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Corridor Walls and Doors
Corridor and Hallway Doors That Block Smoke.
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Electrical
Weekly Inspections and Monthly Testing of Generators.
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Weekly Inspections and Monthly Testing of Generators.
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Smoke Compartmentation and Control
Walls or Barriers That Prevent Smoke from Passing Through and Would Resist Fire for at Least One Hour.
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