MEMORIAL COMMUNITY CARE
Address
1423 SEVENTH STREET
AURORA, NE 68818
(402) 694-3171
Nursing Home Ratings
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Percent of Beds Occupied
84%Number of Residents and Certified Beds
- Residents: 42
- Certified Beds: 50
This Facility Accepts
- Medicaid
Operational Details
- Operated By Non Profit - Corporation
- Offers Only Resident Counseling
- Located Inside of a Hospital Facility
- This Facility is Not Part of a Chain or Franchise
Rating Details For Memorial Community Care
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 | 49 Minutes | 54 Minutes |
| Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse (LPN/LVN) Hours | 51 Minutes | 37 Minutes |
| Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Hours | 3 Hours and 6 Minutes | 2 Hours and 14 Minutes |
| Total Licensed Nurse Hours | 1 Hour and 40 Minutes | 1 Hour and 32 Minutes |
| Total Nurse Hours | 4 Hours and 46 Minutes | 3 Hours and 46 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 Nebraska are also provided for comparison purposes. Note: Figures below are averaged over the past nine months.
| This Facility | Nebraska Average |
Long-Term Stay Preventive Actions
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Were Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination | 86% | 93% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Given Influenza Vaccination During the Flu Season | 90% | 94% |
Long-Term Stay Deficiencies
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair | 3% | 3% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain | 1% | 4% |
| Percent of Low-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores | 8% | 3% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Whose Need for Help with Daily Activities Has Increased | 12% | 14% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder | 9% | 8% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight | 7% | 7% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Were Physically Restrained | - | 4% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Had a Urinary Tract Infection | 9% | 8% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse | 8% | 12% |
| Percent of High-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores | 7% | 7% |
| Percent of Low-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder | 15% | 47% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Are More Depressed or Anxious | 22% | 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 06/23/2010.
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 |
Administration
Post Nurse Staffing Information.
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Environmental
Have a Program to Keep Infection from Spreading.
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Nutrition and Dietary
Store, Cook, and Give out Food in a Safe and Clean Way.
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Provide Food in a Way That Meets a Resident's Needs.
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Make Sure That Residents Are Well Nourished.
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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.
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Keep the Rate of Medication Errors (Wrong Drug, Wrong Dose, Wrong Time) to Less Than 5%.
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Have Drugs and Other Similar Products Available, Which Are Needed Every Day and in Emergencies, and Give Them out Properly.
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Properly Mark Drugs and Other Similar Products.
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Quality Care
Give Residents Proper Treatment to Prevent New Bed (Pressure) Sores or Heal Existing Bed Sores.
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Give Each Resident Enough Fluids to Keep Them Healthy and Prevent Dehydration.
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Resident Assessment
Make Sure All Assessments Are Accurate, Coordinated by an Rn, Done by the Right Professional, and Are Signed by the Person Completing Them.
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Resident Rights
Send and Promptly Deliver Unopened Mail to Residents.
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Deficiencies from Complaints and Incidents
The table below lists incident reports by the nursing staff or administration for Memorial Community Care, 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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Mistreatment
Write and Use Policies That Forbid Mistreatment, Neglect and Abuse of Residents and Theft of Residents' Property.
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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.
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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.
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Quality Care
Give Each Resident Care and Services to Get or Keep the Highest Quality of Life Possible.
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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 Memorial Community Care 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 06/28/2010.
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
An Approved Automatic Sprinkler System Connected to the Fire Alarm System.
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Automatic Sprinkler Systems That Have Been Maintained in Working Order.
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Portable Fire Extinguishers.
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Building Construction
A Two-Hour-Resistant Firewall in Common Walls.
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Building Service Equipment
Properly Protected Cooking Facilities.
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Electrical
Weekly Inspections and Monthly Testing of Generators.
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Properly Installed Electrical Wiring and Equipment.
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Properly Installed Electrical Wiring and Equipment.
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Exits and Egress
Rooms That Can Be Unlocked from Inside Without a Key.
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Exits That Are Accessible at All Times.
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Fire Alarm Systems
An Approved Installation, Maintenance and Testing Program for Fire Alarm Systems.
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Hazardous Area
Construction That Can Resist Fire for One Hour or an Approved Fire Extinguishing System.
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Construction That Can Resist Fire for One Hour or an Approved Fire Extinguishing System.
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Illumination and Emergency Power
Emergency Lighting That Can Last at Least 1 1/2 Hours.
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Medical Gases and Anesthetizing Areas
Proper Medical Gas Storage and Administration Areas.
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Proper Medical Gas Storage and Administration Areas.
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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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