ALLIED SERVICES SKILLED NURSING CENTER (SCRANTON, PA) Detailed Nursing Home Profile

Staff Information

Number of Registered Nurses Hours Per Resident Per Day

This Nursing Home:	1.070
State:	0.760

Number of Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses Hours Per Resident Per Day

This Nursing Home:	0.700
State:	0.830

Total Number of Licensed Staff Hours Per Resident Per Day

This Nursing Home:	1.770
State:	1.587

Number of ,Certified Nurse Assistant Hours Per Resident Per Day

This Nursing Home:	0.120
State:	0.089

Number Therapy Hours Per Resident Per Day

This Nursing Home:	0.120
State:	0.090

Complaint Deficiency

An approved automatic sprinkler system connected to the fire alarm system
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Signs that state that exit doors are to be kept closed
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Provide doctors orders for the resident's immediate care, at the time the resident was admitted
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Construction that can resist fire for one hour or an approved fire extinguishing system
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Conduct initial and periodic assessments of each resident's functional capacity
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Exits that are accessible at all times
- Harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
- Scope: Few
Signs that state that exit doors are to be kept closed
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Follow policies and procedures to convey the resident's personal funds to the appropriate party responsible after the resident's death
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Restrictions on the use of portable space heaters
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Determine if it is safe for the resident to self-administer drugs
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Provide activities to meet the interests and needs of each resident
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Make sure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Provide necessary care and services to maintain the highest well being of each resident
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
1) Make sure that each resident's drug regimen is free from unnecessary drugs; 2) Each resident's entire drug/medication is managed and monitored to achieve highest well being
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor and a family member of the resident of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Provide care for each resident in a way that keeps or builds the resident's quality of life
- Harm: Potential for minimal harm
- Scope: Some
Make sure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Assist those residents who need total help with eating/drinking, grooming and personal and oral hygiene
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
An approved automatic sprinkler system connected to the fire alarm system
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Develop a complete care plan that meets all of a resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Make sure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Provide necessary care and services to maintain the highest well being of each resident
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Keep the rate of medication errors (wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong time) to less than 5%
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
At least once a month, have a licensed pharmacist review each resident's medication(s) and report any irregularities to the attending doctor
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Construction that can resist fire for one hour or an approved fire extinguishing system
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
An approved automatic sprinkler system connected to the fire alarm system
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Many
Automatic sprinkler systems that have been maintained in working order
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Many

Quality Measures

Percent of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased

This Nursing Home:	15.8%
State:	15.9%

Percent of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain

This Nursing Home:	14.8%
Pennsylvania:	10.2%

Percent of long-stay high-risk residents with pressure ulcers

Here:	9.8%
Pennsylvania:	5.9%

Percent of long-stay residents who lose too much weight

Here:	5.9%
State:	7.4%

Percent of long-stay low-risk residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder

Here:	44.4%
Pennsylvania:	56.0%

Percent of long-stay residents who have had a catheter inserted and left in their bladder

This Nursing Home:	7.3%
State:	3.9%

Percent of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection

Here:	4.7%
Pennsylvania:	5.3%

Percent of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms

Here:	1.1%
Pennsylvania:	4.6%

Percent of long-stay residents who were physically restrained

Here:	3.2%
State:	1.5%

Percent of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury

This Nursing Home:	0.4%
State:	3.0%

Percent of long-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the seasonal influenza vaccine

This Nursing Home:	100.0%
Pennsylvania:	95.1%

Percent of long-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the pneumococcal vaccine

Here:	100.0%
State:	94.5%

Percent of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain

Here:	23.9%
State:	21.2%

Percent of short-stay residents with Pressure ulcers that are new or worsened

Here:	0.9%
State:	1.6%

Percent of short-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the seasonal influenza vaccine

This Nursing Home:	93.5%
Pennsylvania:	85.6%

Percent of short-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the pneumococcal vaccine

Here:	91.4%
Pennsylvania:	84.4%

Percent of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication

This Nursing Home:	3.6%
State:	2.6%

Percent of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication

Here:	18.3%
State:	22.2%

ALLIED SERVICES SKILLED NURSING CENTER - SCRANTON, PA

Staff Information

Complaint Deficiency

Quality Measures

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