VERNON MANOR CHILDRENS 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 Indiana 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 05/27/2011.

Administration

Make Sure That Nurse Aides Show They Have the Skills to Be Able to Care for Residents. Inspection Date: 04/16/2010 Correction Date: 05/16/2010
Keep Accurate and Appropriate Medical Records. Inspection Date: 04/16/2010 Correction Date: 05/16/2010
Keep Clinical Information Safe, So That It Will Not Be Lost, Destroyed or Used by the Wrong Person. Inspection Date: 04/16/2010 Correction Date: 05/16/2010
Keep Accurate and Appropriate Medical Records. Inspection Date: 05/27/2011 Correction Date: 06/20/2011

Environmental

Have a Program to Keep Infection from Spreading. Inspection Date: 05/22/2009 Correction Date: 06/21/2009
Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Free of Dangers That Cause Accidents. Inspection Date: 04/16/2010 Correction Date: 05/16/2010
Have a Program to Keep Infection from Spreading. Inspection Date: 04/16/2010 Correction Date: 05/16/2010
Have a Program to Keep Infection from Spreading. Inspection Date: 05/27/2011 Correction Date: 06/20/2011

Nutrition and Dietary

Store, Cook, and Give out Food in a Safe and Clean Way. Inspection Date: 05/22/2009 Correction Date: 06/21/2009

Pharmacy Service

Have Drugs and Other Similar Products Available, Which Are Needed Every Day and in Emergencies, and Give Them out Properly. Inspection Date: 05/22/2009 Correction Date: 06/21/2009
Have Drugs and Other Similar Products Available, Which Are Needed Every Day and in Emergencies, and Give Them out Properly. Inspection Date: 04/16/2010 Correction Date: 05/16/2010
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: 05/27/2011 Correction Date: 06/20/2011
At Least Once a Month, Have a Licensed Pharmacist Check the Drugs That Each Resident Takes. Inspection Date: 05/27/2011 Correction Date: 06/20/2011

Quality Care

Provide Social Services for Related Medical Problems to Help Each Resident Achieve the Highest Possible Quality of Life. Inspection Date: 05/22/2009 Correction Date: 06/21/2009
Give Professional Services That Follow Each Resident's Written Care Plan. Inspection Date: 05/22/2009 Correction Date: 06/21/2009
Make Sure That Residents Receive Treatment/Services to Continue to Be Able to Care for Themselves, Unless a Change is Unavoidable. Inspection Date: 05/22/2009 Correction Date: 06/21/2009
Make Sure That Residents Who Cannot Care for Themselves Receive Help with Eating/Drinking, Grooming and Hygiene. Inspection Date: 05/22/2009 Correction Date: 06/21/2009
Give Proper Treatment to Residents with Feeding Tubes to Prevent Problems (Such As Aspiration Pneumonia, Diarrhea, Vomiting, Dehydration, Metabolic Abnormalities, Nasal-Pharyngeal Ulcers) and Help Restore Eating Skills, if Possible. Inspection Date: 05/22/2009 Correction Date: 06/21/2009
Provide Social Services for Related Medical Problems to Help Each Resident Achieve the Highest Possible Quality of Life. Inspection Date: 04/16/2010 Correction Date: 05/16/2010
Give Professional Services That Follow Each Resident's Written Care Plan. Inspection Date: 04/16/2010 Correction Date: 05/16/2010
Make Sure That Residents Receive Treatment/Services to Continue to Be Able to Care for Themselves, Unless a Change is Unavoidable. Inspection Date: 04/16/2010 Correction Date: 05/16/2010
Make Sure That Residents Who Cannot Care for Themselves Receive Help with Eating/Drinking, Grooming and Hygiene. Inspection Date: 04/16/2010 Correction Date: 05/16/2010
Provide Social Services for Related Medical Problems to Help Each Resident Achieve the Highest Possible Quality of Life. Inspection Date: 05/27/2011 Correction Date: 06/20/2011
Give Professional Services That Follow Each Resident's Written Care Plan. Inspection Date: 05/27/2011 Correction Date: 06/20/2011
Give Each Resident Enough Fluids to Keep Them Healthy and Prevent Dehydration. Inspection Date: 05/27/2011 Correction Date: 06/20/2011

Resident Assessment

Make a Complete Assessment That Covers All Questions for Areas That Are Listed in Official Regulations. Inspection Date: 05/22/2009 Correction Date: 06/21/2009
Develop a Complete Care Plan That Meets All of a Resident's Needs, with Timetables and Actions That Can Be Measured. Inspection Date: 05/22/2009 Correction Date: 06/21/2009
Make a Complete Assessment That Covers All Questions for Areas That Are Listed in Official Regulations. Inspection Date: 04/16/2010 Correction Date: 05/16/2010
Make Sure All Assessments Are Accurate, Coordinated by an Rn, Done by the Right Professional, and Are Signed by the Person Completing Them. Inspection Date: 04/16/2010 Correction Date: 05/16/2010
Develop a Complete Care Plan That Meets All of a Resident's Needs, with Timetables and Actions That Can Be Measured. Inspection Date: 04/16/2010 Correction Date: 05/16/2010
Make a Complete Assessment That Covers All Questions for Areas That Are Listed in Official Regulations. Inspection Date: 05/27/2011 Correction Date: 06/20/2011

Resident Rights

Provide Care in a Way That Keeps or Builds Each Resident's Dignity and Self Respect. Inspection Date: 05/22/2009 Correction Date: 06/21/2009
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. Inspection Date: 04/16/2010 Correction Date: 05/16/2010
Provide Care in a Way That Keeps or Builds Each Resident's Dignity and Self Respect. Inspection Date: 04/16/2010 Correction Date: 05/16/2010
Provide Care in a Way That Keeps or Builds Each Resident's Dignity and Self Respect. Inspection Date: 05/27/2011 Correction Date: 06/20/2011

The table below lists incident reports by the nursing staff or administration for Vernon Manor Childrens Home, as well as complaints by residents or their family in the previous three years.

Administration

Keep Accurate and Appropriate Medical Records. Complaint Filed: 08/25/2010 Correction Date: 09/15/2010

Environmental

Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Free of Dangers That Cause Accidents. Complaint Filed: 07/10/2008 Correction Date: 07/18/2008

Mistreatment

Protect Each Resident from All Abuse, Physical Punishment, and Being Separated from Others. Complaint Filed: 08/25/2010 Correction Date: 09/15/2010
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: 08/25/2010 Correction Date: 09/15/2010
Write and Use Policies That Forbid Mistreatment, Neglect and Abuse of Residents and Theft of Residents' Property. Complaint Filed: 08/25/2010 Correction Date: 09/15/2010

Quality Care

Provide Social Services for Related Medical Problems to Help Each Resident Achieve the Highest Possible Quality of Life. Complaint Filed: 08/25/2010 Correction Date: 09/15/2010

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 Vernon Manor Childrens 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 06/06/2011.

Automatic Sprinkler Systems

Automatic Sprinkler Systems That Have Been Maintained in Working Order. Inspection Date: 05/26/2009 Correction Date: 07/21/2009
Portable Fire Extinguishers. Inspection Date: 04/22/2010 Correction Date: 06/11/2010
Properly Working Alarms on Sprinkler Valves. Inspection Date: 06/06/2011 Correction Date: 06/30/2011

Building Service Equipment

Properly Protected Cooking Facilities. Inspection Date: 05/26/2009 Correction Date: 07/21/2009
Properly Protected Cooking Facilities. Inspection Date: 04/22/2010 Correction Date: 06/11/2010

Corridor Walls and Doors

Corridors That Are Separated from Common Areas by Walls Constructed to Limit the Passage of Smoke. Inspection Date: 05/26/2009 Correction Date: 07/21/2009
Corridor and Hallway Doors That Block Smoke. Inspection Date: 05/26/2009 Correction Date: 07/21/2009

Electrical

Weekly Inspections and Monthly Testing of Generators. Inspection Date: 06/06/2011 Correction Date: 06/30/2011

Exits and Egress

Proper Exit Design. Inspection Date: 05/26/2009 Correction Date: 07/21/2009

Fire Alarm Systems

A Fire Alarm System That Can Be Heard Throughout the Facility. Inspection Date: 05/26/2009 Correction Date: 07/21/2009
An Approved Installation, Maintenance and Testing Program for Fire Alarm Systems. Inspection Date: 04/22/2010 Correction Date: 06/11/2010

Hazardous Area

Properly Installed Hallway Dispensers for Alcohol-Based Hand Rub. Inspection Date: 05/26/2009 Correction Date: 07/21/2009

Miscellaneous

Fire Safety Features Required by Current Fire Safety Codes. Inspection Date: 04/22/2010 Correction Date: 06/11/2010
Fire Safety Features Required by Current Fire Safety Codes. Inspection Date: 06/06/2011 Correction Date: 06/30/2011

Vertical Openings

Exit Doors That Are Held Open by Devices That Will Automatically Close on the Activation of a Fire Alarm or Smoke Detectors. Inspection Date: 04/22/2010 Correction Date: 06/11/2010