West County Care Center

Total Number of Beds: 137	Percent of Occupied Beds: 80%
Total Number of Residents: 110	Located Within a Hospital: No
Type of Ownership: For profit - Corporation	Multiple Nursing Homes by Same Owner: No
Councils the Nursing Home Participates in: Resident	Medicare/Medicaid: Participating in Medicare and Medicaid
* Details Last Reported on: 11/14/2002

Nursing Home Staff Information:

Number of RN Hours per Nursing Home Resident per Day: 0.64

Number of LPN/LVN Hours per Nursing Home Resident per Day: 0.21

Number of CNA Hours per Nursing Home Resident per Day: 1.96

Number of Staff Hours per Nursing Home Resident per Day: 2.81

Nursing Home Resident Information**:

Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores: 4%
Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Pressure Sores: 14%
Percent of High-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores: 9%
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain: 12%
Percent of Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain: 6%
Percent of Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse: 10%
Percent of Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair: 9%
Percent of Residents Whose Need for Help With Daily Activities Has Increased: 9%
Percent of Residents Who are More Depressed or Anxious: 11%
Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Delirium: 24%
Percent of Residents Who Were Physically Restrained: 10%
Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder: 46%
Percent of Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder: 4%
Percent of Residents With a Urinary Tract Infection: 2%
** Details Last Reported on: 11/14/2002

Nursing Home Inspection Violations:

Date of Violation	Date Corrected	Type of Violation	Deficiency	Scope	Level of Harm
2001-02-14	2001-04-05	Resident Rights Deficiencies	Properly hold, secure and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-02-14	2001-04-05	Resident Rights Deficiencies	Keep each resident's personal and medical records private and confidential.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-02-14	2001-04-05	Mistreatment Deficiencies	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.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-02-14	2001-04-05	Quality Care Deficiencies	Provide activities to meet the needs of each resident.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-02-14	2001-05-18	Environmental Deficiencies	Keep safe, clean and homelike surroundings.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-02-14	2001-04-05	Environmental Deficiencies	Keep sound levels comfortable.	Pattern	Potential for minimal harm
2001-02-14	2001-05-18	Quality Care Deficiencies	Make sure that residents who cannot care for themselves receive help with eating/drinking, grooming and hygiene.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-02-14	2001-04-05	Quality Care Deficiencies	Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-02-14	2001-04-05	Environmental Deficiencies	Make sure that the nursing home area is free of dangers that cause accidents.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-02-14	2001-04-05	Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	Prepare food that is nutritional, appetizing, tasty, attractive, well-cooked, and at the right temperature.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-02-14	2001-04-05	Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	Store, cook, and give out food in a safe and clean way.	Pattern	Potential for minimal harm
2001-02-14	2001-04-05	Environmental Deficiencies	Be designed, built, equipped, or well kept to protect the health and safety of residents, workers, and the public.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-12-07	2002-02-13	Quality Care Deficiencies	Give professional services that meet a professional standard of quality.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-12-07	2001-12-27	Pharmacy Service Deficiencies	Keep the rate of medication errors (wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong time) to less than 5%.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-12-07	2002-02-22	Environmental Deficiencies	Be designed, built, equipped, or well kept to protect the health and safety of residents, workers, and the public.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2002-11-14	2002-11-26	Quality Care Deficiencies	Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2002-11-14	2002-11-26	Environmental Deficiencies	Be designed, built, equipped, or well kept to protect the health and safety of residents, workers, and the public.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2002-11-14	2002-11-15	Administration Deficiencies	Hire nurse aides who have completed required training and shown that they are skilled.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2002-11-14	2002-11-15	Administration Deficiencies	Hire nurse aides who have shown that they are skilled and care for residents safely on-the-job.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2002-11-14	2002-11-15	Administration Deficiencies	1) Review the work of each nurse aide every year; or 2) give regular training for the nurse aides.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm

*** All violations listed are based on federal government records.