Shepherd's Choice of Gettysburg

Total Number of Beds: 118	Percent of Occupied Beds: 69%
Total Number of Residents: 81	Located Within a Hospital: No
Type of Ownership: Non 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: 03/28/2003

Nursing Home Staff Information:

Number of RN Hours per Nursing Home Resident per Day: 0.35

Number of LPN/LVN Hours per Nursing Home Resident per Day: 1.19

Number of CNA Hours per Nursing Home Resident per Day: 2.25

Number of Staff Hours per Nursing Home Resident per Day: 3.79

Nursing Home Resident Information**:

Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Pressure Sores: 28%
Percent of High-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores: 9%
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain: 24%
Percent of Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain: 11%
Percent of Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse: 7%
Percent of Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair: 7%
Percent of Residents Whose Need for Help With Daily Activities Has Increased: 12%
Percent of Residents Who are More Depressed or Anxious: 12%
Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Delirium: 3%
Percent of Residents Who Were Physically Restrained: 3%
Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder: 40%
Percent of Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder: 0%
Percent of Residents With a Urinary Tract Infection: 12%
** Details Last Reported on: 3/28/2003

Nursing Home Inspection Violations:

Date of Violation	Date Corrected	Type of Violation	Deficiency	Scope	Level of Harm
2001-06-07	2001-07-18	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
2001-06-07	2001-07-18	Mistreatment Deficiencies	Write and use policies that forbid mistreatment, neglect and abuse of residents and theft of residents' property.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-06-07	2001-07-18	Resident Rights Deficiencies	Provide services to meet the needs and preferences of each resident.	Widespread	Potential for minimal harm
2001-06-07	2001-07-18	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
2001-06-07	2001-07-18	Quality Care Deficiencies	Give professional services that meet a professional standard of quality.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-06-07	2001-07-18	Quality Care Deficiencies	Give the right treatment and services to residents who have mental or social problems adjusting.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-06-07	2001-07-18	Environmental Deficiencies	Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable.	Widespread	Potential for minimal harm
2001-06-07	2001-07-18	Environmental Deficiencies	Make sure there is a program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.	Widespread	Potential for minimal harm
2002-05-23	2002-07-01	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
2002-05-23	2002-07-01	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.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2002-05-23	2002-07-01	Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	Prepare food that is nutritional, appetizing, tasty, attractive, well-cooked, and at the right temperature.	Pattern	Potential for minimal harm
2002-05-23	2002-07-01	Quality Care Deficiencies	Give or get dental care for each resident.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2002-05-23	2002-07-01	Pharmacy Service Deficiencies	Keep drugs and other similar products locked safely and properly stored.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2002-05-23	2002-07-01	Environmental Deficiencies	Make sure that staff members wash their hands when needed.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2002-05-23	2002-07-01	Environmental Deficiencies	Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable.	Widespread	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2002-05-23	2002-07-01	Administration Deficiencies	Get services outside the nursing home that meet professional standards.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2003-03-28	2003-04-21	Resident Rights Deficiencies	Tell each resident who can get Medicaid benefits about 1) which items and services Medicaid covers and which the resident must pay for; or 2) how to apply for Medicaid, along with the names and addresses of State groups that can help.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2003-03-28	2003-04-21	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
2003-03-28	2003-04-21	Resident Assessment Deficiencies	Keep assessments completed in the preceding 15 months in the resident's active record.	Widespread	Potential for minimal harm
2003-03-28	2003-04-21	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
2003-03-28	2003-04-21	Environmental Deficiencies	Have a program to keep infection from spreading.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2003-03-28	2003-04-21	Administration Deficiencies	Keep accurate and appropriate medical records.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm

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