GEISINGER-BLOOMSBURG HEALTH CARE CENTER (BLOOMSBURG, PA) Detailed Nursing Home Profile

Quality Measures

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

This Nursing Home:	16.9%
Pennsylvania:	15.9%

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

This Nursing Home:	6.3%
State:	10.2%

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

Here:	4.2%
Pennsylvania:	5.9%

Percent of long-stay residents who lose too much weight

Here:	5.2%
Pennsylvania:	7.4%

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

This Nursing Home:	33.3%
Pennsylvania:	56.0%

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

This Nursing Home:	2.3%
State:	3.9%

Percent of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection

This Nursing Home:	7.2%
Pennsylvania:	5.3%

Percent of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms

Here:	10.6%
State:	4.6%

Percent of long-stay residents who were physically restrained

Here:	2.0%
State:	1.5%

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

Here:	4.0%
Pennsylvania:	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

This Nursing Home:	100.0%
Pennsylvania:	94.5%

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

This Nursing Home:	36.4%
State:	21.2%

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

This Nursing Home:	1.7%
State:	1.6%

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

Here:	96.1%
State:	85.6%

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

This Nursing Home:	88.3%
Pennsylvania:	84.4%

Percent of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication

This Nursing Home:	29.9%
Pennsylvania:	22.2%

Staff Information

Number of Registered Nurses Hours Per Resident Per Day

This Nursing Home:	0.520
State:	0.760

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

This Nursing Home:	1.220
Pennsylvania:	0.830

Total Number of Licensed Staff Hours Per Resident Per Day

This Nursing Home:	1.740
Pennsylvania:	1.587

Number of ,Certified Nurse Assistant Hours Per Resident Per Day

This Nursing Home:	0.040
State:	0.089

Number Therapy Hours Per Resident Per Day

Here:	0.040
State:	0.090

Complaint Deficiency

Signs that state that exit doors are to be kept closed
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Portable fire extinguishers
- 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
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: Some
Exits that are accessible at all times
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Properly hold, secure and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home
- Harm: Potential for minimal harm
- Scope: Some
Completely assess the resident at least every twelve months
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Corridor and hallway doors that block smoke
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Proper stairway enclosures and vertical shafts
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Walls or barriers that prevent smoke from passing through and would resist fire for at least one hour
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes
- 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
Exit stairways and towers that are smoke proof
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Properly located and lighted Exit signs
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Proper medical gas storage and administration areas
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Properly installed electrical wiring and equipment
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Try to resolve each resident's complaints quickly
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Keep each resident free from drugs that restrain them, unless needed for medical treatment
- 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: Some
Provide necessary care and services to maintain the highest well being of each resident
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Make sure that each resident who enters the nursing home without a catheter is not given a catheter, and receive proper services to prevent urinary tract infections and restore normal bladder function
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Make sure that each resident gets a nutritional and well balanced diet, unless it is not possible to do so
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Properly care for residents needing special services, including: injections, colostomy, ureostomy, ileostomy, tracheostomy care, tracheal suctioning, respiratory care, foot care, and prostheses
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
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
Safely provide drugs and other similar products available, which are needed every day and in emergencies, by a licensed pharmacist
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Many
Make sure each resident has 1) at least one window to the outside in a room; 2) a room at or above ground level; 3) adequate bedding; 4) furniture that meets the resident's needs; or 5) adequate closet space
- Harm: Potential for minimal harm
- Scope: Some
Tell the resident completely about his or her health status, care and treatments
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Properly hold, secure and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home
- Harm: Potential for minimal harm
- Scope: Some
1) Hire only people with 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
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
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: Some
Develop a post-discharge plan with the resident and family for the resident's care after leaving the nursing home
- 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: Few
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: Few
Make sure that each resident who enters the nursing home without a catheter is not given a catheter, and receive proper services to prevent urinary tract infections and restore normal bladder function
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Make sure that the nursing home area is free from accident hazards and risks and provides supervision to prevent avoidable accidents
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
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
Prepare food that is nutritional, appetizing, tasty, attractive, well-cooked, and at the right temperature
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Make sure each resident has 1) at least one window to the outside in a room; 2) a room at or above ground level; 3) adequate bedding; 4) furniture that meets the resident's needs; or 5) adequate closet space
- Harm: Potential for minimal harm
- Scope: Some
Approved construction type or materials
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Corridors that are separated from common areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Corridor and hallway doors that block smoke
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Proper stairway enclosures and vertical shafts
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Proper medical gas storage and administration areas
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Provide proof that all residents' personal money which is deposited with the nursing home, is secure
- Harm: Potential for minimal harm
- Scope: Some
1) Hire only people with 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
- 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
Make sure that each resident who enters the nursing home without a catheter is not given a catheter, and receive proper services to prevent urinary tract infections and restore normal bladder function
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Make sure that the nursing home area is free from accident hazards and risks and provides supervision to prevent avoidable accidents
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Make sure each resident has 1) at least one window to the outside in a room; 2) a room at or above ground level; 3) adequate bedding; 4) furniture that meets the resident's needs; or 5) adequate closet space
- Harm: Potential for minimal harm
- Scope: Some
Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards
- Harm: Potential for minimal harm
- Scope: Some
Approved construction type or materials
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Many
Corridors that are separated from common areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Many
Corridor and hallway doors that block smoke
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Many
Exit stairways and towers that are smoke proof
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Many
Exits that are accessible at all times
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Many
Properly protected cooking facilities
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Many
Proper medical gas storage and administration areas
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Many
Weekly inspections and monthly testing of generators
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Many
Properly installed electrical wiring and equipment
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Many

GEISINGER-BLOOMSBURG HEALTH CARE CENTER - BLOOMSBURG, PA

Quality Measures

Staff Information

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