UNIHEALTH POST ACUTE CARE - BLYTHEWOOD

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 South Carolina are also provided for comparison purposes. Note: Figures below are averaged over the past nine months.

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 05/25/2011.

Administration

Get Proof That a Nurse Aide Has the Training and Skills That the State Requires. Inspection Date: 05/25/2011 Correction Date: 06/23/2011

Mistreatment

1) Hire Only People Who Have No Legal History of Abusing, Neglecting or Mistreating Residents; or 2) Report and Investigate Any Acts or Reports of Abuse, Neglect or Mistreatment of Residents. Inspection Date: 05/25/2011 Correction Date: 06/29/2011

Pharmacy Service

Make Sure That Residents Are Safe from Serious Medication Errors. Inspection Date: 05/25/2011 Correction Date: 06/23/2011

Quality Care

Give Professional Services That Meet a Professional Standard of Quality. Inspection Date: 05/25/2011 Correction Date: 06/23/2011

The table below lists incident reports by the nursing staff or administration for Unihealth Post Acute Care - Blythewood, as well as complaints by residents or their family in the previous three years.

Administration

Keep Accurate and Appropriate Medical Records. Complaint Filed: 02/10/2011 Correction Date: 03/11/2011
Keep Accurate and Appropriate Medical Records. Complaint Filed: 05/25/2011 Correction Date: 06/23/2011

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. Complaint Filed: 02/10/2011 Correction Date: 03/11/2011
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. Complaint Filed: 05/25/2011 Correction Date: 06/23/2011

Quality Care

Give Professional Services That Meet a Professional Standard of Quality. Complaint Filed: 02/10/2011 Correction Date: 03/11/2011
Give Each Resident Care and Services to Get or Keep the Highest Quality of Life Possible. Complaint Filed: 02/10/2011 Correction Date: 03/11/2011