PEARL RIVER COUNTY NURSING HOME

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

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 09/23/2010.

Administration

Make Sure That Nurse Aides Show They Have the Skills to Be Able to Care for Residents. Inspection Date: 09/23/2010 Correction Date: 11/07/2010
Keep Accurate and Appropriate Medical Records. Inspection Date: 09/23/2010 Correction Date: 11/07/2010

Environmental

Provide Needed Housekeeping and Maintenance. Inspection Date: 09/26/2008 Correction Date: 11/14/2008
Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Free of Dangers That Cause Accidents. Inspection Date: 09/26/2008 Correction Date: 11/14/2008
Keep Safe, Clean and Homelike Surroundings. Inspection Date: 08/21/2009 Correction Date: 10/02/2009
Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Free of Dangers That Cause Accidents. Inspection Date: 08/21/2009 Correction Date: 10/02/2009
Provide Needed Housekeeping and Maintenance. Inspection Date: 09/23/2010 Correction Date: 11/07/2010
Make Sure There is a Program to Prevent/Deal with Mice, Insects, or Other Pests. Inspection Date: 09/23/2010 Correction Date: 11/07/2010

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: 09/26/2008 Correction Date: 11/14/2008
Protect Each Resident from All Abuse, Physical Punishment, and Being Separated from Others. Inspection Date: 08/21/2009 Correction Date: 10/02/2009
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: 08/21/2009 Correction Date: 10/02/2009
Keep Each Resident Free from Physical Restraints, Unless Needed for Medical Treatment. Inspection Date: 09/23/2010 Correction Date: 11/07/2010

Nutrition and Dietary

Store, Cook, and Give out Food in a Safe and Clean Way. Inspection Date: 09/26/2008 Correction Date: 11/14/2008
Store, Cook, and Give out Food in a Safe and Clean Way. Inspection Date: 09/23/2010 Correction Date: 11/07/2010

Pharmacy Service

Have Drugs and Other Similar Products Available, Which Are Needed Every Day and in Emergencies, and Give Them out Properly. Inspection Date: 08/21/2009 Correction Date: 10/02/2009

Quality Care

Make Sure That Each Resident's Nutritional Needs Were Met. Inspection Date: 09/26/2008 Correction Date: 11/14/2008
Properly Care for Residents Needing Special Services, Including: Injections, Colostomy, Ureostomy, Ileostomy, Tracheostomy Care, Tracheal Suctioning, Respiratory Care, Foot Care, and Prostheses. Inspection Date: 09/26/2008 Correction Date: 11/14/2008
Give Professional Services That Meet a Professional Standard of Quality. Inspection Date: 08/21/2009 Correction Date: 10/02/2009
Give Each Resident Care and Services to Get or Keep the Highest Quality of Life Possible. Inspection Date: 08/21/2009 Correction Date: 10/02/2009
Make Sure That Each Resident's Nutritional Needs Were Met. Inspection Date: 08/21/2009 Correction Date: 10/02/2009

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: 09/23/2010 Correction Date: 11/07/2010

Resident Rights

Allow Residents to Easily See the Results of the Nursing Home's Most Recent Survey. Inspection Date: 09/23/2010 Correction Date: 11/07/2010
Send and Promptly Deliver Unopened Mail to Residents. Inspection Date: 09/23/2010 Correction Date: 11/07/2010
Provide Care in a Way That Keeps or Builds Each Resident's Dignity and Self Respect. Inspection Date: 09/23/2010 Correction Date: 11/07/2010

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

Administration

Keep Accurate and Appropriate Medical Records. Complaint Filed: 05/28/2008 Correction Date: 07/11/2008

Environmental

Have a Program to Keep Infection from Spreading. Complaint Filed: 11/12/2008 Correction Date: 11/26/2008
Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Free of Dangers That Cause Accidents. Complaint Filed: 11/02/2009 Correction Date: 12/08/2009

Quality Care

Give Professional Services That Meet a Professional Standard of Quality. Complaint Filed: 05/28/2008 Correction Date: 07/11/2008

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. Complaint Filed: 05/28/2008 Correction Date: 07/11/2008

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 Pearl River County Nursing Home 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 09/21/2010.

Automatic Sprinkler Systems

An Approved Automatic Sprinkler System Connected to the Fire Alarm System. Inspection Date: 08/21/2009 Correction Date: 09/08/2009
Properly Working Alarms on Sprinkler Valves. Inspection Date: 08/21/2009 Correction Date: 08/21/2009

Electrical

Weekly Inspections and Monthly Testing of Generators. Inspection Date: 09/24/2008 Correction Date: 11/07/2008

Fire Alarm Systems

An Approved Installation, Maintenance and Testing Program for Fire Alarm Systems. Inspection Date: 09/24/2008 Correction Date: 11/07/2008
Properly Maintained Smoke Detectors. Inspection Date: 08/21/2009 Correction Date: 08/26/2009

Hazardous Area

Construction That Can Resist Fire for One Hour or an Approved Fire Extinguishing System. Inspection Date: 09/24/2008 Correction Date: 11/07/2008
Construction That Can Resist Fire for One Hour or an Approved Fire Extinguishing System. Inspection Date: 08/21/2009 Correction Date: 09/30/2009
Construction That Can Resist Fire for One Hour or an Approved Fire Extinguishing System. Inspection Date: 09/21/2010 Correction Date: 11/07/2010

Smoke Compartmentation and Control

Walls or Barriers That Prevent Smoke from Passing Through and Would Resist Fire for at Least One Hour. Inspection Date: 09/24/2008 Correction Date: 11/07/2008
Proper Construction of Ducts Through Walls Designed to Prevent Smoke Passage. Inspection Date: 08/21/2009 Correction Date: 01/01/1900
Walls or Barriers That Prevent Smoke from Passing Through and Would Resist Fire for at Least One Hour. Inspection Date: 09/21/2010 Correction Date: 11/07/2010