Medco Center. of Brandenburg

Total Number of Beds: 57	Percent of Occupied Beds: 100%
Total Number of Residents: 57	Located Within a Hospital: No
Type of Ownership: For profit - Corporation	Multiple Nursing Homes by Same Owner: Yes
Councils the Nursing Home Participates in: Resident	Medicare/Medicaid: Participating in Medicare and Medicaid
* Details Last Reported on: 02/20/2003

Nursing Home Staff Information:

Number of RN Hours per Nursing Home Resident per Day: 0.38

Number of LPN/LVN Hours per Nursing Home Resident per Day: 0.68

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

Number of Staff Hours per Nursing Home Resident per Day: 3.02

Nursing Home Resident Information**:

Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Pressure Sores: 30%
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain: 20%
Percent of Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain: 15%
Percent of Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse: 9%
Percent of Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair: 13%
Percent of Residents Whose Need for Help With Daily Activities Has Increased: 43%
Percent of Residents Who are More Depressed or Anxious: 10%
Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Delirium: 9%
Percent of Residents Who Were Physically Restrained: 6%
Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder: 73%
Percent of Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder: 6%
Percent of Residents With a Urinary Tract Infection: 2%
** Details Last Reported on: 2/20/2003

Nursing Home Inspection Violations:

Date of Violation	Date Corrected	Type of Violation	Deficiency	Scope	Level of Harm
2001-05-18	2001-06-08	Resident Rights Deficiencies	Provide enough notice before discharging or transferring a resident.	Pattern	Potential for minimal harm
2001-05-18	2001-06-08	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
2001-05-18	2001-06-08	Quality Care Deficiencies	Give each resident care and services to get or keep the highest quality of life possible.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-05-18	2001-06-08	Pharmacy Service Deficiencies	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.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-05-18	2001-06-08	Pharmacy Service Deficiencies	Make sure that residents who have not taken antipsychotic drugs are not given these drugs, unless they are used to treat a problem that is diagnosed and noted in the medical record.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-05-18	2001-06-08	Pharmacy Service Deficiencies	Gradually lower the dose of residents' antipsychotic drugs, unless this causes negative medical effects.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-05-18	2001-06-08	Pharmacy Service Deficiencies	Keep the rate of medication errors (wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong time) to less than 5%.	Widespread	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-05-18	2001-06-08	Pharmacy Service Deficiencies	Make sure that residents are safe from serious medication errors.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2002-04-18	2002-05-07	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
2003-02-20	2003-03-31	Resident Rights Deficiencies	Provide enough notice before discharging or transferring a resident.	Pattern	Potential for minimal harm
2003-02-20	2003-03-31	Resident Assessment Deficiencies	Develop a complete care plan that meets all of a resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2003-02-20	2003-03-31	Quality Care Deficiencies	Give each resident care and services to get or keep the highest quality of life possible.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2003-02-20	2003-03-31	Quality Care Deficiencies	Make sure that each residents' abilities to take care of themselves does not lessen, unless a change cannot be avoided.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2003-02-20	2003-03-31	Environmental Deficiencies	Make sure that the nursing home area is free of dangers that cause accidents.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2003-02-20	2003-03-31	Pharmacy Service Deficiencies	Properly mark drugs and other similar products.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm

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