Buffalo Nursing Home

Total Number of Beds: 59	Percent of Occupied Beds: 69%
Total Number of Residents: 41	Located Within a Hospital: No
Type of Ownership: For profit - Corporation	Multiple Nursing Homes by Same Owner: Yes
Councils the Nursing Home Participates in: Family & Resident	Medicare/Medicaid: Participating in Medicare and Medicaid
* Details Last Reported on: 02/20/2003

Nursing Home Staff Information:

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Nursing Home Resident Information**:

Percent of Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain: 3%
Percent of Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse: 3%
Percent of Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair: 0%
Percent of Residents Whose Need for Help With Daily Activities Has Increased: 8%
Percent of Residents Who are More Depressed or Anxious: 8%
Percent of Residents Who Were Physically Restrained: 5%
Percent of Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder: 6%
Percent of Residents With a Urinary Tract Infection: 5%
** Details Last Reported on: 2/20/2003

Nursing Home Inspection Violations:

Date of Violation	Date Corrected	Type of Violation	Deficiency	Scope	Level of Harm
2001-01-24	2001-02-01	Quality Care Deficiencies	Provide activities to meet the needs of each resident.	Widespread	Potential for minimal harm
2001-01-24	2001-02-24	Environmental Deficiencies	Provide needed housekeeping and maintenance.	Widespread	Potential for minimal harm
2001-01-24	2001-02-28	Environmental Deficiencies	Make sure that the nursing home area is free of dangers that cause accidents.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-01-24	2001-02-28	Pharmacy Service Deficiencies	Keep the rate of medication errors (wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong time) to less than 5%.	Pattern	Potential for minimal harm
2001-01-24	2001-02-28	Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	Hire a qualified dietician.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-01-24	2001-03-01	Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	Store, cook, and give out food in a safe and clean way.	Widespread	Potential for minimal harm
2001-01-24	2001-02-14	Pharmacy Service Deficiencies	Act when the pharmacist reports something unusual.	Pattern	Potential for minimal harm
2001-01-24	2001-04-01	Environmental Deficiencies	Provide bedrooms that don't allow residents to see each other when privacy is needed.	Widespread	Potential for minimal harm
2001-01-24	2001-02-05	Administration Deficiencies	Hire nurse aides who have shown that they are skilled and care for residents safely on-the-job.	Widespread	Potential for minimal harm
2001-12-13	2002-01-11	Resident Rights Deficiencies	Allow residents to easily see the results of the nursing home's most recent survey.	Widespread	Potential for minimal harm
2001-12-13	2002-01-11	Mistreatment Deficiencies	Write and use policies that forbid mistreatment, neglect and abuse of residents and theft of residents' property.	Widespread	Potential for minimal harm
2001-12-13	2001-12-31	Quality Care Deficiencies	Provide activities to meet the needs of each resident.	Widespread	Potential for minimal harm
2001-12-13	2002-01-11	Quality Care Deficiencies	Provide social services for related medical problems to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.	Widespread	Potential for minimal harm
2001-12-13	2002-01-28	Environmental Deficiencies	Provide needed housekeeping and maintenance.	Widespread	Potential for minimal harm
2001-12-13	2002-01-15	Quality Care Deficiencies	Make sure that residents with loss of bladder control receive treatment or service to prevent infections and help get normal bladder control.	Widespread	Potential for minimal harm
2001-12-13	2001-12-28	Environmental Deficiencies	Make sure that the nursing home area is free of dangers that cause accidents.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-12-13	2002-01-15	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
2001-12-13	2002-01-04	Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	Prepare food that is nutritional, appetizing, tasty, attractive, well-cooked, and at the right temperature.	Widespread	Potential for minimal harm
2001-12-13	2001-12-28	Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	Offer other nutritional food to each resident who will not eat the food served.	Widespread	Potential for minimal harm
2001-12-13	2001-12-13	Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	Make sure that the attending doctor orders special diets.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-12-13	2002-01-15	Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	1) Provide 3 meals daily at regular times; or 2) serve breakfast within 14 hours after dinner; or 3) offer a snack at bedtime each day.	Widespread	Potential for minimal harm
2001-12-13	2002-01-28	Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	Store, cook, and give out food in a safe and clean way.	Widespread	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-12-13	2002-01-28	Environmental Deficiencies	Get rid of garbage properly.	Pattern	Potential for minimal harm
2001-12-13	2002-01-15	Pharmacy Service Deficiencies	Make sure that the pharmacist reports anything unusual to the doctor on duty and the director of nursing.	Widespread	Potential for minimal harm
2001-12-13	2002-01-15	Administration Deficiencies	Make sure that nurse aides show they have the skills to be able to care for residents.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2003-02-20	2003-04-28	Administration Deficiencies	Hire a qualified activities director.	Widespread	Potential for minimal harm
2003-02-20	2003-03-31	Quality Care Deficiencies	Provide social services for related medical problems to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2003-02-20	2003-04-25	Environmental Deficiencies	Provide needed housekeeping and maintenance.	Widespread	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.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2003-02-20	2003-03-31	Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	Prepare food that is nutritional, appetizing, tasty, attractive, well-cooked, and at the right temperature.	Pattern	Potential for minimal harm
2003-02-20	2003-04-04	Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	Store, cook, and give out food in a safe and clean way.	Widespread	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2003-02-20	2003-03-14	Pharmacy Service Deficiencies	Keep drugs and other similar products locked safely and properly stored.	Pattern	Potential for minimal harm
2003-02-20	2003-03-27	Environmental Deficiencies	Have a program to keep infection from spreading.	Pattern	Potential for minimal harm

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