GILL ODD FELLOWS HOME
Address
8 GILL TERRACE
LUDLOW, VT 05149
(802) 228-4571
Nursing Home Ratings
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Percent of Beds Occupied
Number of Residents and Certified Beds
- Residents: 35
- Certified Beds: 46
This Facility Accepts
- Medicare
- Medicaid
Operational Details
- Operated By Non Profit - Corporation
- Offers Only Resident Counseling
- This Facility is Not Part of a Chain or Franchise
Resident Services
The information below lists services this facility has provided for residents from October through December 2010. During this period, the most common type of service provided was "Medium Rehabilitation". To get a better idea of the types of services that are commonly performed, compare the "Percent of Service Days" column below. These services are based on submitted claims to Medicare and do not provide a complete overview of all the services provided by Gill Odd Fellows Home. For more information read our guide on how nursing facilities are reimbursed, types of services, and ADL index scores.
Resident Services | Resident Conditions | Percent of Service Days |
Medium Rehabilitation Plus Extensive Services
- Five days any combination of three rehabilitation disciplines
- Tracheostomy care
- Ventilator or respirator
- Isolation for active infectious disease while a resident
- Activities of Daily Living (ADL) score of 2 or more
ADL Index Range: 2-10 | 7.1% |
Total Percent: | 7.1% |
Very High Rehabilitation
- At least one rehabilitation discipline five days/week
ADL Index Range: 0-5 | 9.6% |
Total Percent: | 9.6% |
High Rehabilitation
- At least one rehabilitation discipline five days/week
ADL Index Range: 11-16 | 6.1% |
Total Percent: | 6.1% |
Medium Rehabilitation
- Five days any combination of three rehabilitation disciplines
ADL Index Range: 11-16 | 24.9% |
ADL Index Range: 6-10 | 15.2% |
ADL Index Range: 0-5 | 31.0% |
Total Percent: | 71.1% |
Special Care High
- Comatose
- Septicemia
- Diabetes with daily injections and a change of order two or more days
- Quadriplegia with ADL score greater or equal to 5
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and shortness of breath when lying flat
- Fever with pneumonia, or vomiting, or weight loss, or feeding tube
- Parenteral/IV feedings
- Respiratory therapy for 7 days
- Activities of Daily Living (ADL) score of 2 or more
ADL Index Range: 6-10 - No Signs of depression | 6.1% |
Total Percent: | 6.1% |
Rating Details For Gill Odd Fellows Home
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 | 42 Minutes | 57 Minutes |
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse (LPN/LVN) Hours | 45 Minutes | 36 Minutes |
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Hours | 3 Hours and 14 Minutes | 2 Hours and 43 Minutes |
Total Licensed Nurse Hours | 1 Hour and 28 Minutes | 1 Hour and 33 Minutes |
Total Nurse Hours | 4 Hours and 42 Minutes | 4 Hours and 16 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 Vermont are also provided for comparison purposes. Note: Figures below are averaged over the past nine months.
This Facility | Vermont Average |
Long-Term Stay Preventive Actions
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Given Influenza Vaccination During the Flu Season | 90-100% | 95% |
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Were Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination | 90-100% | 93% |
Long-Term Stay Deficiencies
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Had a Urinary Tract Infection | 6% | 9% |
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Whose Need for Help with Daily Activities Has Increased | 25% | 16% |
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Were Physically Restrained | 2% | 3% |
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain | - | 3% |
Percent of High-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores | 9% | 8% |
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Are More Depressed or Anxious | 42% | 21% |
Percent of Low-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder | 58% | 57% |
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight | 3% | 8% |
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder | 7% | 7% |
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair | 2% | 5% |
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse | 39% | 16% |
Short-Term Stay Preventive Actions
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Were Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination | 90-100% | 85% |
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Given Influenza Vaccination During the Flu Season | 90-100% | 89% |
Short-Term Stay Deficiencies
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores | 14% | 12% |
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Have Delirium | 8% | 3% |
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain | - | 23% |
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 04/20/2011.
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
Give or Get Lab Tests to Meet the Needs of Residents.
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Environmental
Keep All Essential Equipment Working Safely.
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Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Free of Dangers That Cause Accidents.
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Mistreatment
Protect Each Resident from All Abuse, Physical Punishment, and Being Separated from Others.
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Write and Use Policies That Forbid Mistreatment, Neglect and Abuse of Residents and Theft of Residents' Property.
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Nutrition and Dietary
Make Sure That Residents Are Well Nourished.
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Store, Cook, and Give out Food in a Safe and Clean Way.
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Store, Cook, and Give out Food in a Safe and Clean Way.
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Pharmacy Service
Properly Mark Drugs and Other Similar Products.
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Quality Care
Give Professional Services That Follow Each Resident's Written Care Plan.
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Provide Activities to Meet the Needs of Each Resident.
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Give Professional Services That Meet a Professional Standard of Quality.
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Make Sure That Each Resident's Nutritional Needs Were Met.
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Develop/Implement Required Procedures for the Administration of Immunizations.
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Give Professional Services That Meet a Professional Standard of Quality.
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Give Professional Services That Follow Each Resident's Written Care Plan.
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Make Sure That Residents with Reduced Range of Motion Get Proper Treatment and Services to Increase Range of Motion.
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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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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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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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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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Resident Rights
Immediately Tell the Resident, Doctor, and a Family Member If: the Resident is Injured, There is a Major Change in Resident's Physical/Mental Health, There is a Need to Alter Treatment Significantly, or the Resident Must Be Transferred or Discharged.
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Tell Each Resident Who Can Get Medicaid Benefits About 1) Which Items and Services Medicaid Covers and Which the Resident Must Pay For; or 2) How to Apply for Medicaid, Along with the Names and Addresses of State Groups That Can Help.
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Properly Hold, Secure and Manage Each Resident's Personal Money Which is Deposited with the Nursing Home.
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Deficiencies from Complaints and Incidents
The table below lists incident reports by the nursing staff or administration for Gill Odd Fellows Home, 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 |
Administration
Be Administered in a Way That Leads to the Highest Possible Level of Well Being for Each Resident.
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Set Up or Keep a Group of People to Review and Ensure Quality.
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Keep Accurate and Appropriate Medical Records.
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Mistreatment
Protect Each Resident from All Abuse, Physical Punishment, and Being Separated from Others.
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Nutrition and Dietary
Store, Cook, and Give out Food in a Safe and Clean Way.
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Pharmacy Service
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 Professional Services That Meet a Professional Standard of Quality.
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Give Professional Services That Follow Each Resident's Written Care Plan.
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Make Sure That Each Resident Gets Help to Keep Vision and Hearing.
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Give Professional Services That Meet a Professional Standard of Quality.
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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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Resident Assessment
Check and Update (If Needed) Each Resident's Assessment Every 3 Months.
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Resident Rights
Provide Enough Notice Before Discharging or Transferring a Resident.
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Help and Prepare Each Resident for a Safe and Easy Discharge and Transfer from the Nursing Home.
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Honor All of the Resident's Rights As a Resident of the Nursing Home and As a Citizen or Resident of the United States.
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Send and Promptly Deliver Unopened Mail to Residents.
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