Essex of Salem I

Total Number of Beds: 100	Percent of Occupied Beds: 70%
Total Number of Residents: 70	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: 05/01/2003

Nursing Home Staff Information:

Number of RN Hours per Nursing Home Resident per Day: 0.51

Number of LPN/LVN Hours per Nursing Home Resident per Day: 0.85

Number of CNA Hours per Nursing Home Resident per Day: 2.24

Number of Staff Hours per Nursing Home Resident per Day: 3.6

Nursing Home Resident Information**:

Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Pressure Sores: 6%
Percent of High-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores: 3%
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain: 19%
Percent of Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain: 26%
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: 3%
Percent of Residents Whose Need for Help With Daily Activities Has Increased: 5%
Percent of Residents Who are More Depressed or Anxious: 29%
Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Delirium: 0%
Percent of Residents Who Were Physically Restrained: 3%
Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder: 35%
Percent of Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder: 9%
Percent of Residents With a Urinary Tract Infection: 12%
** Details Last Reported on: 5/1/2003

Nursing Home Inspection Violations:

Date of Violation	Date Corrected	Type of Violation	Deficiency	Scope	Level of Harm
2000-12-15	2001-02-03	Environmental Deficiencies	Provide needed housekeeping and maintenance.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2000-12-15	2001-02-03	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	Potential for minimal harm
2000-12-15	2001-02-03	Environmental Deficiencies	Make sure that the nursing home area is free of dangers that cause accidents.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2000-12-15	2001-02-03	Environmental Deficiencies	Get rid of garbage properly.	Widespread	Potential for minimal harm
2000-12-15	2001-02-03	Environmental Deficiencies	Have a program to keep infection from spreading.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2000-12-15	2001-02-03	Administration Deficiencies	Follow all laws and professional standards.	Widespread	Potential for minimal harm
2002-02-01	2002-03-23	Environmental Deficiencies	Keep safe, clean and homelike surroundings.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2002-02-01	2002-03-23	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

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