Radius Healthcare - Worcester

Total Number of Beds: 160	Percent of Occupied Beds: 74%
Total Number of Residents: 118	Located Within a Hospital: No
Type of Ownership: For profit - Corporation	Multiple Nursing Homes by Same Owner: Yes
Councils the Nursing Home Participates in: Family & Resident	Medicare/Medicaid: Participating in Medicare and Medicaid
* Details Last Reported on: 06/26/2003

Nursing Home Staff Information:

Number of RN Hours per Nursing Home Resident per Day: 1.05

Number of LPN/LVN Hours per Nursing Home Resident per Day: 0.84

Number of CNA Hours per Nursing Home Resident per Day: 2.52

Number of Staff Hours per Nursing Home Resident per Day: 4.41

Nursing Home Resident Information**:

Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Pressure Sores: 30%
Percent of High-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores: 15%
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain: 28%
Percent of Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain: 4%
Percent of Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse: 15%
Percent of Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair: 5%
Percent of Residents Whose Need for Help With Daily Activities Has Increased: 12%
Percent of Residents Who are More Depressed or Anxious: 10%
Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Delirium: 3%
Percent of Residents Who Were Physically Restrained: 5%
Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder: 54%
Percent of Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder: 10%
Percent of Residents With a Urinary Tract Infection: 11%
** Details Last Reported on: 6/26/2003

Nursing Home Inspection Violations:

Date of Violation	Date Corrected	Type of Violation	Deficiency	Scope	Level of Harm
2001-08-14	2001-10-31	Resident Rights Deficiencies	Immediately tell the resident, doctor, and a family member if: the resident is injured, there is a major change in resident's physical/mental health, there is a need to alter treatment significantly, or the resident must be transferred or discharged.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-08-14	2001-10-31	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	Potential for minimal harm
2001-08-14	2001-10-10	Quality Care Deficiencies	Give professional services that meet a professional standard of quality.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-08-14	2001-10-31	Quality Care Deficiencies	Give professional services that follow each resident's written care plan.	Isolated	Actual harm
2001-08-14	2001-10-31	Resident Assessment Deficiencies	Electronically record and report resident status assessments in a timely manner as required in order to monitor resident health and progress.	Pattern	Potential for minimal harm
2001-08-14	2001-10-31	Quality Care Deficiencies	Give each resident care and services to get or keep the highest quality of life possible.	Isolated	Actual harm
2001-08-14	2001-10-31	Quality Care Deficiencies	Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.	Isolated	Actual harm
2001-08-14	2001-10-31	Quality Care Deficiencies	Make sure that residents with reduced range of motion get proper treatment and services to increase range of motion.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-08-14	2001-10-31	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
2001-08-14	2001-10-31	Quality Care Deficiencies	Properly care for residents needing special services, including: injections, colostomy, ureostomy, ileostomy, tracheostomy care, tracheal suctioning, respiratory care, foot care, and prostheses.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-08-14	2001-10-31	Resident Assessment Deficiencies	Make sure that doctors visit residents regularly, as required.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-08-14	2001-10-31	Environmental Deficiencies	Have a program to keep infection from spreading.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-08-14	2001-10-31	Administration Deficiencies	Follow all laws and professional standards.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2002-07-31	2002-09-25	Resident Assessment Deficiencies	Make a complete assessment that covers all questions for areas that are listed in official regulations.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2002-07-31	2002-09-25	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
2002-07-31	2002-09-25	Resident Assessment Deficiencies	Electronically record and report resident status assessments in a timely manner as required in order to monitor resident health and progress.	Pattern	Potential for minimal harm
2002-07-31	2002-09-25	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
2002-07-31	2002-09-25	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
2003-06-26	2003-08-08	Environmental Deficiencies	Have a program to keep infection from spreading.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm

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