Merry Heart Nursing Home

Total Number of Beds: 107	Percent of Occupied Beds: 79%
Total Number of Residents: 85	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: 04/04/2003

Nursing Home Staff Information:

Number of RN Hours per Nursing Home Resident per Day: 0.81

Number of LPN/LVN Hours per Nursing Home Resident per Day: 0.56

Number of CNA Hours per Nursing Home Resident per Day: 2.34

Number of Staff Hours per Nursing Home Resident per Day: 3.71

Nursing Home Resident Information**:

Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores: 7%
Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Pressure Sores: 20%
Percent of High-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores: 11%
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain: 8%
Percent of Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain: 1%
Percent of Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse: 21%
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: 24%
Percent of Residents Who are More Depressed or Anxious: 12%
Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Delirium: 0%
Percent of Residents Who Were Physically Restrained: 1%
Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder: 42%
Percent of Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder: 7%
Percent of Residents With a Urinary Tract Infection: 17%
** Details Last Reported on: 4/4/2003

Nursing Home Inspection Violations:

Date of Violation	Date Corrected	Type of Violation	Deficiency	Scope	Level of Harm
2001-04-11	2001-05-17	Quality Care Deficiencies	Give each resident care and services to get or keep the highest quality of life possible.	Pattern	Potential for minimal harm
2001-04-11	2001-05-17	Environmental Deficiencies	Keep all essential equipment working safely.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-04-11	0000-00-00	Environmental Deficiencies	Provide rooms that are big enough for each resident.	Pattern	Potential for minimal harm
2002-05-28	2002-07-12	Mistreatment Deficiencies	Write and use policies that forbid mistreatment, neglect and abuse of residents and theft of residents' property.	Pattern	Potential for minimal harm
2002-05-28	2002-07-12	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	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2002-05-28	0000-00-00	Environmental Deficiencies	Provide rooms that are big enough for each resident.	Pattern	Potential for minimal harm
2003-04-04	2003-05-30	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.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2003-04-04	2003-05-30	Resident Assessment Deficiencies	Make a complete assessment that covers all questions for areas that are listed in official regulations.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2003-04-04	2003-05-30	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.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2003-04-04	2003-05-30	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
2003-04-04	2003-05-30	Quality Care Deficiencies	Give professional services that meet a professional standard of quality.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2003-04-04	2003-05-30	Resident Assessment Deficiencies	Keep assessments completed in the preceding 15 months in the resident's active record.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2003-04-04	2003-05-30	Quality Care Deficiencies	Make sure that each resident who enters the nursing home without a catheter is not given a catheter, unless it is necessary.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2003-04-04	2003-05-30	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.