Van Buren Good Samaritan Center

Total Number of Beds: 75	Percent of Occupied Beds: 83%
Total Number of Residents: 62	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: 04/18/2003

Nursing Home Staff Information:

Number of RN Hours per Nursing Home Resident per Day: 0.83

Number of LPN/LVN Hours per Nursing Home Resident per Day: 0.38

Number of CNA Hours per Nursing Home Resident per Day: 2.59

Number of Staff Hours per Nursing Home Resident per Day: 3.8

Nursing Home Resident Information**:

Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores: 9%
Percent of Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain: 7%
Percent of Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse: 4%
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: 4%
Percent of Residents Who are More Depressed or Anxious: 18%
Percent of Residents Who Were Physically Restrained: 2%
Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder: 33%
Percent of Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder: 16%
Percent of Residents With a Urinary Tract Infection: 12%
** Details Last Reported on: 4/18/2003

Nursing Home Inspection Violations:

Date of Violation	Date Corrected	Type of Violation	Deficiency	Scope	Level of Harm
2001-03-08	2001-04-26	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
2001-03-08	2001-04-26	Pharmacy Service Deficiencies	At least once a month, have a licensed pharmacist check the drugs that each resident takes.	Widespread	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2002-03-29	2002-04-26	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
2002-03-29	2002-04-26	Quality Care Deficiencies	Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.	Isolated	Actual harm
2002-03-29	2002-04-26	Environmental Deficiencies	Keep a resident apart from the others if the resident has an infection that can spread.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2002-03-29	2002-04-26	Environmental Deficiencies	Make sure that staff members wash their hands when needed.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2003-04-18	2003-05-18	Resident Rights Deficiencies	Allow residents to easily see the results of the nursing home's most recent survey.	Pattern	Potential for minimal harm
2003-04-18	2003-05-18	Resident Rights Deficiencies	Provide services to meet the needs and preferences of each resident.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2003-04-18	2003-05-18	Environmental Deficiencies	Keep temperature levels comfortable and safe.	Pattern	Potential for minimal harm
2003-04-18	2003-05-18	Quality Care Deficiencies	Give professional services that meet a professional standard of quality.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2003-04-18	2003-05-18	Quality Care Deficiencies	Give professional services that follow each resident's written care plan.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2003-04-18	2003-05-18	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
2003-04-18	2003-05-18	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
2003-04-18	2003-05-18	Environmental Deficiencies	Make sure that the nursing home area is free of dangers that cause accidents.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2003-04-18	2003-05-18	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

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