Guardian Care of Elizabeth CitY

Total Number of Beds: 120	Percent of Occupied Beds: 99%
Total Number of Residents: 119	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: 04/22/2003

Nursing Home Staff Information:

Number of RN Hours per Nursing Home Resident per Day: 0.28

Number of LPN/LVN Hours per Nursing Home Resident per Day: 0.7

Number of CNA Hours per Nursing Home Resident per Day: 1.95

Number of Staff Hours per Nursing Home Resident per Day: 2.93

Nursing Home Resident Information**:

Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores: 4%
Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Pressure Sores: 29%
Percent of High-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores: 23%
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain: 42%
Percent of Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain: 10%
Percent of Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse: 17%
Percent of Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair: 2%
Percent of Residents Whose Need for Help With Daily Activities Has Increased: 12%
Percent of Residents Who are More Depressed or Anxious: 9%
Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Delirium: 9%
Percent of Residents Who Were Physically Restrained: 8%
Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder: 44%
Percent of Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder: 5%
Percent of Residents With a Urinary Tract Infection: 3%
** Details Last Reported on: 4/22/2003

Nursing Home Inspection Violations:

Date of Violation	Date Corrected	Type of Violation	Deficiency	Scope	Level of Harm
2001-05-09	2001-06-19	Resident Rights Deficiencies	Keep each resident's personal and medical records private and confidential.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-05-09	2001-06-19	Resident Rights Deficiencies	Provide care in a way that keeps or builds each resident's dignity and self respect.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-05-09	2001-06-19	Environmental Deficiencies	Provide needed housekeeping and maintenance.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-05-09	2001-06-25	Resident Assessment Deficiencies	Make a complete assessment that covers all questions for areas that are listed in official regulations.	Pattern	Potential for minimal harm
2001-05-09	2001-06-19	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
2001-05-09	2001-06-19	Quality Care Deficiencies	Make sure that residents who cannot care for themselves receive help with eating/drinking, grooming and hygiene.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-05-09	2001-06-19	Quality Care Deficiencies	Give each resident enough fluids to keep them healthy and prevent dehydration.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2002-03-14	2002-04-11	Resident Rights Deficiencies	Keep each resident's personal and medical records private and confidential.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2002-03-14	2002-04-11	Resident Rights Deficiencies	Provide care in a way that keeps or builds each resident's dignity and self respect.	Isolated	Actual harm
2002-03-14	2002-04-11	Resident Rights Deficiencies	Provide services to meet the needs and preferences of each resident.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2002-03-14	2002-04-11	Environmental Deficiencies	Provide needed housekeeping and maintenance.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2002-03-14	2002-04-11	Quality Care Deficiencies	Give each resident care and services to get or keep the highest quality of life possible.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2002-03-14	2002-04-11	Quality Care Deficiencies	Make sure that residents who cannot care for themselves receive help with eating/drinking, grooming and hygiene.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2002-03-14	2002-04-11	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
2002-03-14	2002-04-11	Quality Care Deficiencies	Give proper treatment to residents with feeding tubes to prevent problems (such as aspiration pneumonia, diarrhea, vomiting, dehydration, metabolic abnormalities, nasal-pharyngeal ulcers) and help restore eating skills, if possible.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2003-04-22	2003-05-22	Resident Rights Deficiencies	Immediately tell the resident, doctor, and a family member if: the resident is injured, there is a major change in resident's physical/mental health, there is a need to alter treatment significantly, or the resident must be transferred or discharged.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2003-04-22	2003-05-22	Mistreatment Deficiencies	Write and use policies that forbid mistreatment, neglect and abuse of residents and theft of residents' property.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2003-04-22	2003-05-22	Quality Care Deficiencies	Provide social services for related medical problems to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2003-04-22	2003-05-22	Quality Care Deficiencies	Give professional services that meet a professional standard of quality.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2003-04-22	2003-05-22	Quality Care Deficiencies	Make sure that residents receive treatment/services to continue to be able to care for themselves, unless a change is unavoidable.	Isolated	Actual harm
2003-04-22	2003-05-22	Quality Care Deficiencies	Make sure that residents who cannot care for themselves receive help with eating/drinking, grooming and hygiene.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2003-04-22	2003-05-22	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
2003-04-22	2003-05-22	Quality Care Deficiencies	Make sure each resident is being watched and has assistance devices when needed, to prevent accidents.	Isolated	Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
2003-04-22	2003-05-22	Administration Deficiencies	Make sure that nurse aides show they have the skills to be able to care for residents.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm

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