CHOCTAW COUNTY NURSING CENTER

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

Long-Term Stay Preventive Actions

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 12/23/2009.

Administration

Choose a Doctor to Be the Medical Director. Inspection Date: 12/23/2009 Correction Date: 01/12/2010

Environmental

Provide Needed Housekeeping and Maintenance. Inspection Date: 06/25/2009 Correction Date: 08/05/2009
Have a Program to Keep Infection from Spreading. Inspection Date: 06/25/2009 Correction Date: 08/05/2009
Make Sure There is a Program to Prevent/Deal with Mice, Insects, or Other Pests. Inspection Date: 06/25/2009 Correction Date: 08/05/2009
Keep Safe, Clean and Homelike Surroundings. Inspection Date: 12/23/2009 Correction Date: 01/15/2010
Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Free of Dangers That Cause Accidents. Inspection Date: 12/23/2009 Correction Date: 01/16/2010

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: 12/23/2009 Correction Date: 01/15/2010

Nutrition and Dietary

Store, Cook, and Give out Food in a Safe and Clean Way. Inspection Date: 06/25/2009 Correction Date: 08/05/2009
Make Sure That the Attending Doctor Orders Special Diets. Inspection Date: 12/23/2009 Correction Date: 12/24/2009

Quality Care

Give Professional Services That Meet a Professional Standard of Quality. Inspection Date: 06/25/2009 Correction Date: 08/05/2009
Make Sure That Each Resident's Nutritional Needs Were Met. Inspection Date: 06/25/2009 Correction Date: 08/05/2009
Give Each Resident Care and Services to Get or Keep the Highest Quality of Life Possible. Inspection Date: 12/23/2009 Correction Date: 01/15/2010

Resident Assessment

Make Sure That Doctors See a Resident's Plan of Care at Every Visit and Make Notes About Progress and Orders in Writing. Inspection Date: 12/23/2009 Correction Date: 01/12/2010
Make Sure That Doctors Visit Residents Regularly, As Required. Inspection Date: 12/23/2009 Correction Date: 01/12/2010

Resident Rights

Provide Services to Meet the Needs and Preferences of Each Resident. Inspection Date: 12/18/2008 Correction Date: 12/19/2008

The table below lists incident reports by the nursing staff or administration for Choctaw County Nursing Center, as well as complaints by residents or their family in the previous three years.

Mistreatment

Protect Residents from Mistreatment, Neglect, And/Or Theft of Personal Property. Complaint Filed: 04/16/2009 Correction Date: 06/18/2009

Quality Care

Give Professional Services That Meet a Professional Standard of Quality. Complaint Filed: 04/16/2009 Correction Date: 06/18/2009
Give Each Resident Care and Services to Get or Keep the Highest Quality of Life Possible. Complaint Filed: 04/16/2009 Correction Date: 06/18/2009

Resident Assessment

Develop a Complete Care Plan That Meets All of a Resident's Needs, with Timetables and Actions That Can Be Measured. Complaint Filed: 04/16/2009 Correction Date: 04/17/2009
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. Complaint Filed: 04/16/2009 Correction Date: 06/18/2009

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. Complaint Filed: 04/16/2009 Correction Date: 06/18/2009

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 Choctaw County Nursing 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 12/28/2009.

Automatic Sprinkler Systems

Properly Working Alarms on Sprinkler Valves. Inspection Date: 06/25/2009 Correction Date: 08/05/2009

Electrical

Weekly Inspections and Monthly Testing of Generators. Inspection Date: 12/28/2009 Correction Date: 01/24/2010

Hazardous Area

Construction That Can Resist Fire for One Hour or an Approved Fire Extinguishing System. Inspection Date: 06/25/2009 Correction Date: 08/05/2009

Smoke Compartmentation and Control

Proper Construction of Ducts Through Walls Designed to Prevent Smoke Passage. Inspection Date: 12/28/2009 Correction Date: 02/19/2010