PINK BUD HOME FOR THE GOLDEN YEARS

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 Arkansas 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 09/03/2010.

Environmental

Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Free of Dangers That Cause Accidents. Inspection Date: 09/25/2008 Correction Date: 10/16/2008
Have a Program to Keep Infection from Spreading. Inspection Date: 09/25/2008 Correction Date: 10/16/2008
Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Free of Dangers That Cause Accidents. Inspection Date: 07/24/2009 Correction Date: 08/14/2009
Have a Program to Keep Infection from Spreading. Inspection Date: 07/24/2009 Correction Date: 08/14/2009
Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Safe, Easy to Use, Clean and Comfortable. Inspection Date: 07/24/2009 Correction Date: 07/24/2009
Put Firmly Secured Handrails on Each Side of Hallways. Inspection Date: 07/24/2009 Correction Date: 08/14/2009

Nutrition and Dietary

Make Sure That Residents Are Well Nourished. Inspection Date: 09/25/2008 Correction Date: 10/16/2008
Prepare Food That is Nutritional, Appetizing, Tasty, Attractive, Well-Cooked, and at the Right Temperature. Inspection Date: 09/25/2008 Correction Date: 10/16/2008
Store, Cook, and Give out Food in a Safe and Clean Way. Inspection Date: 09/25/2008 Correction Date: 10/16/2008

Pharmacy Service

Keep the Rate of Medication Errors (Wrong Drug, Wrong Dose, Wrong Time) to Less Than 5%. Inspection Date: 09/25/2008 Correction Date: 10/16/2008
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: 07/24/2009 Correction Date: 09/14/2009
Keep the Rate of Medication Errors (Wrong Drug, Wrong Dose, Wrong Time) to Less Than 5%. Inspection Date: 07/24/2009 Correction Date: 08/14/2009
Make Sure That Residents Are Safe from Serious Medication Errors. Inspection Date: 07/24/2009 Correction Date: 08/14/2009
At Least Once a Month, Have a Licensed Pharmacist Check the Drugs That Each Resident Takes. Inspection Date: 07/24/2009 Correction Date: 09/14/2009

Quality Care

Give Professional Services That Follow Each Resident's Written Care Plan. Inspection Date: 09/25/2008 Correction Date: 10/16/2008
Properly Care for Residents Needing Special Services, Including: Injections, Colostomy, Ureostomy, Ileostomy, Tracheostomy Care, Tracheal Suctioning, Respiratory Care, Foot Care, and Prostheses. Inspection Date: 09/25/2008 Correction Date: 10/16/2008
Give Professional Services That Follow Each Resident's Written Care Plan. Inspection Date: 07/24/2009 Correction Date: 08/14/2009
Give Each Resident Care and Services to Get or Keep the Highest Quality of Life Possible. Inspection Date: 07/24/2009 Correction Date: 08/14/2009
Make Sure That Residents Who Cannot Care for Themselves Receive Help with Eating/Drinking, Grooming and Hygiene. Inspection Date: 07/24/2009 Correction Date: 08/19/2009
Give Residents Proper Treatment to Prevent New Bed (Pressure) Sores or Heal Existing Bed Sores. Inspection Date: 07/24/2009 Correction Date: 08/14/2009
Give Professional Services That Meet a Professional Standard of Quality. Inspection Date: 09/03/2010 Correction Date: 09/15/2010

Resident Rights

Keep Each Resident's Personal and Medical Records Private and Confidential. Inspection Date: 07/24/2009 Correction Date: 08/19/2009

The table below lists incident reports by the nursing staff or administration for Pink Bud Home for the Golden Years, as well as complaints by residents or their family in the previous three years.

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. Complaint Filed: 07/30/2008 Correction Date: 07/30/2008
Write and Use Policies That Forbid Mistreatment, Neglect and Abuse of Residents and Theft of Residents' Property. Complaint Filed: 07/30/2008 Correction Date: 07/30/2008

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 Pink Bud Home for the Golden Years 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 09/14/2010.

Building Service Equipment

Heating and Ventilation Systems That Have Been Properly Installed According to the Manufacturer's Instructions. Inspection Date: 09/26/2008 Correction Date: 10/16/2008
Heating and Ventilation Systems That Have Been Properly Installed According to the Manufacturer's Instructions. Inspection Date: 07/21/2009 Correction Date: 01/01/1900
An Externally Vented Heating System. Inspection Date: 07/21/2009 Correction Date: 08/18/2009
Heating and Ventilation Systems That Have Been Properly Installed According to the Manufacturer's Instructions. Inspection Date: 09/14/2010 Correction Date: 09/15/2010

Corridor Walls and Doors

Corridors That Are Separated from Common Areas by Walls Constructed to Limit the Passage of Smoke. Inspection Date: 07/21/2009 Correction Date: 08/14/2009

Electrical

Properly Installed Electrical Wiring and Equipment. Inspection Date: 07/21/2009 Correction Date: 07/21/2009

Hazardous Area

Construction That Can Resist Fire for One Hour or an Approved Fire Extinguishing System. Inspection Date: 07/21/2009 Correction Date: 08/14/2009

Smoke Compartmentation and Control

Smoke Barrier Doors That Can Resist Smoke for at Least 20 Minutes. Inspection Date: 09/26/2008 Correction Date: 10/16/2008
Walls or Barriers That Prevent Smoke from Passing Through and Would Resist Fire for at Least One Hour. Inspection Date: 07/21/2009 Correction Date: 08/14/2009
Smoke Barrier Doors That Can Resist Smoke for at Least 20 Minutes. Inspection Date: 07/21/2009 Correction Date: 08/14/2009