TAMMERLANE HEALTH CARE CENTRE
Address
3601 SIXTEENTH AVENUE
STERLING, IL 61081
(815) 626-0233
Nursing Home Ratings
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Percent of Beds Occupied
97%Number of Residents and Certified Beds
- Residents: 68
- Certified Beds: 70
This Facility Accepts
- Medicaid
Operational Details
- Operated By For Profit - Corporation
- Offers Only Resident Counseling
- This Facility is Not Part of a Chain or Franchise
Rating Details For Tammerlane Health Care Centre
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 | 15 Minutes | 34 Minutes |
| Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse (LPN/LVN) Hours | 25 Minutes | 30 Minutes |
| Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Hours | 57 Minutes | 1 Hour and 26 Minutes |
| Total Licensed Nurse Hours | 40 Minutes | 1 Hour and 4 Minutes |
| Total Nurse Hours | 1 Hour and 37 Minutes | 2 Hours and 30 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 Illinois are also provided for comparison purposes. Note: Figures below are averaged over the past nine months.
| This Facility | Illinois Average |
Long-Term Stay Preventive Actions
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Were Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination | 90-100% | 85% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Given Influenza Vaccination During the Flu Season | 90-100% | 88% |
Long-Term Stay Deficiencies
| Percent of Low-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores | 2% | 3% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain | 1% | 4% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Had a Urinary Tract Infection | 1% | 9% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight | 5% | 9% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse | 1% | 12% |
| Percent of Low-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder | 12% | 44% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder | - | 5% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair | - | 3% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Whose Need for Help with Daily Activities Has Increased | 2% | 14% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Are More Depressed or Anxious | 9% | 16% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Were Physically Restrained | - | 5% |
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 06/24/2010.
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
Make Sure That Nurse Aides Show They Have the Skills to Be Able to Care for Residents.
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Choose a Doctor to Be the Medical Director.
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Keep Accurate and Appropriate Medical Records.
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Post Nurse Staffing Information.
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Keep Clinical Information Safe, So That It Will Not Be Lost, Destroyed or Used by the Wrong Person.
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Environmental
Provide Needed Housekeeping and Maintenance.
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Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Free of Dangers That Cause Accidents.
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Keep All Essential Equipment Working Safely.
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Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Safe, Easy to Use, Clean and Comfortable.
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Have a Program to Keep Infection from Spreading.
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Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Safe, Easy to Use, Clean and Comfortable.
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Have a Program to Keep Infection from Spreading.
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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.
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Nutrition and Dietary
Store, Cook, and Give out Food in a Safe and Clean Way.
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Provide Food in a Way That Meets a Resident's Needs.
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Pharmacy Service
Keep the Rate of Medication Errors (Wrong Drug, Wrong Dose, Wrong Time) to Less Than 5%.
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Make Sure That Residents Are Safe from Serious Medication Errors.
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Properly Mark Drugs and Other Similar Products.
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Quality Care
Make Sure That Each Residents' Abilities to Take Care of Themselves Does Not Lessen, Unless a Change Cannot Be Avoided.
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Give Residents Proper Treatment to Prevent New Bed (Pressure) Sores or Heal Existing Bed Sores.
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Make Sure That Each Resident's Nutritional Needs Were Met.
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Use a Registered Nurse at Least 8 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week.
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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 Rights
Keep Each Resident's Personal and Medical Records Private and Confidential.
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Have a Private Telephone Available for Use.
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Deficiencies from Complaints and Incidents
The table below lists incident reports by the nursing staff or administration for Tammerlane Health Care Centre, 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
Meet the Definition of a Skilled Nursing Facility or Nursing Facility, According to Law.
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Fire Safety
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 Tammerlane Health Care Centre 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 06/24/2010.
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 |
Automatic Sprinkler Systems
Automatic Sprinkler Systems That Have Been Maintained in Working Order.
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Building Construction
Approved Construction Type or Materials.
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Approved Construction Type or Materials.
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Corridor Walls and Doors
Corridor and Hallway Doors That Block Smoke.
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Corridors That Are Separated from Common Areas by Walls Constructed to Limit the Passage of Smoke.
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Corridor and Hallway Doors That Block Smoke.
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Electrical
Properly Installed Electrical Wiring and Equipment.
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Emergency Plans and Fire Drills
Record of Quarterly Fire Drills for Each Shift Under Varying Conditions.
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Hazardous Area
Construction That Can Resist Fire for One Hour or an Approved Fire Extinguishing System.
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Construction That Can Resist Fire for One Hour or an Approved Fire Extinguishing System.
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Illumination and Emergency Power
Emergency Lighting That Can Last at Least 1 1/2 Hours.
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Smoke Compartmentation and Control
Smoke Barrier Doors That Can Resist Smoke for at Least 20 Minutes.
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Vertical Openings
Proper Stairway Enclosures and Vertical Shafts.
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