BAYOU MANOR

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

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 03/30/2011.

Environmental

Have a Program to Keep Infection from Spreading. Inspection Date: 03/30/2011 Correction Date: 04/29/2011

Pharmacy Service

Have Drugs and Other Similar Products Available, Which Are Needed Every Day and in Emergencies, and Give Them out Properly. Inspection Date: 03/30/2011 Correction Date: 04/29/2011

Quality Care

Make Sure That Each Resident Who Enters the Nursing Home Without a Catheter is Not Given a Catheter, Unless It is Necessary. Inspection Date: 03/30/2011 Correction Date: 04/29/2011

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 Bayou Manor 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 07/07/2010.

Automatic Sprinkler Systems

An Approved Automatic Sprinkler System Connected to the Fire Alarm System. Inspection Date: 07/07/2010 Correction Date: 01/20/2011
Properly Working Alarms on Sprinkler Valves. Inspection Date: 07/07/2010 Correction Date: 11/01/2010
Portable Fire Extinguishers. Inspection Date: 07/07/2010 Correction Date: 07/19/2010

Building Service Equipment

Properly Protected Cooking Facilities. Inspection Date: 07/07/2010 Correction Date: 11/01/2010

Electrical

The Appropriate Emergency Electrical Equipment. Inspection Date: 07/07/2010 Correction Date: 08/13/2010
Properly Installed Electrical Wiring and Equipment. Inspection Date: 07/07/2010 Correction Date: 08/10/2010

Fire Alarm Systems

A Fire Alarm System That Can Be Heard Throughout the Facility. Inspection Date: 07/07/2010 Correction Date: 11/01/2010

Furnishings and Decorations

Restrictions on the Use of Flammable Curtains. Inspection Date: 07/07/2010 Correction Date: 07/07/2010

Medical Gases and Anesthetizing Areas

Proper Medical Gas Storage and Administration Areas. Inspection Date: 07/07/2010 Correction Date: 08/10/2010

Vertical Openings

Proper Stairway Enclosures and Vertical Shafts. Inspection Date: 07/07/2010 Correction Date: 02/21/2011