Palms of Sebring

Total Number of Beds: 120	Percent of Occupied Beds: 97%
Total Number of Residents: 116	Located Within a Hospital: No
Type of Ownership: For profit - Corporation	Multiple Nursing Homes by Same Owner: No
Councils the Nursing Home Participates in: Family & Resident	Medicare/Medicaid: Participating in Medicare and Medicaid
* Details Last Reported on: 09/18/2003

Nursing Home Staff Information:

Number of RN Hours per Nursing Home Resident per Day: 0.58

Number of LPN/LVN Hours per Nursing Home Resident per Day: 0.29

Number of CNA Hours per Nursing Home Resident per Day: 2.73

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

Nursing Home Resident Information**:

Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores: 8%
Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Pressure Sores: 12%
Percent of High-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores: 19%
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain: 30%
Percent of Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain: 12%
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: 3%
Percent of Residents Whose Need for Help With Daily Activities Has Increased: 22%
Percent of Residents Who are More Depressed or Anxious: 14%
Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Delirium: 6%
Percent of Residents Who Were Physically Restrained: 10%
Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder: 53%
Percent of Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder: 9%
Percent of Residents With a Urinary Tract Infection: 11%
** Details Last Reported on: 9/18/2003

Nursing Home Inspection Violations:

Date of Violation	Date Corrected	Type of Violation	Deficiency	Scope	Level of Harm
2001-10-12	2001-11-13	Quality Care Deficiencies	Provide activities to meet the needs of each resident.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-10-12	2001-11-13	Environmental Deficiencies	Keep safe, clean and homelike surroundings.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-10-12	2001-11-13	Resident Assessment Deficiencies	Make sure all assessments are accurate, coordinated by an RN, done by the right professional, and are signed by the person completing them.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-10-12	2001-11-13	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
2001-10-12	2001-11-13	Quality Care Deficiencies	Make sure that each residents' abilities to take care of themselves does not lessen, unless a change cannot be avoided.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-10-12	2001-11-13	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
2001-10-12	2001-11-13	Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	Make sure that the attending doctor orders special diets.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-10-12	2001-11-13	Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	Store, cook, and give out food in a safe and clean way.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-10-12	2001-11-13	Environmental Deficiencies	Have a program to keep infection from spreading.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2002-08-30	2002-10-09	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
2002-08-30	2002-10-09	Quality Care Deficiencies	Make sure that residents who cannot care for themselves receive help with eating/drinking, grooming and hygiene.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2002-08-30	2002-10-09	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
2002-08-30	2002-10-09	Environmental Deficiencies	Make sure that the nursing home area is free of dangers that cause accidents.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2002-08-30	2002-10-09	Quality Care Deficiencies	Make sure that each resident's nutritional needs were met.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2002-08-30	2002-10-09	Quality Care Deficiencies	Have enough nurses to care for every resident in a way that maximizes the resident's well being.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2002-08-30	2002-10-09	Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	Provide food in a way that meets a resident's needs.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2002-08-30	2002-10-09	Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	Store, cook, and give out food in a safe and clean way.	Widespread	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2002-08-30	2002-10-09	Environmental Deficiencies	Have a program to keep infection from spreading.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2003-09-18	2003-10-20	Resident Assessment Deficiencies	Make sure all assessments are accurate, coordinated by an RN, done by the right professional, and are signed by the person completing them.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2003-09-18	2003-10-20	Pharmacy Service Deficiencies	Properly mark drugs and other similar products.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm

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