AVAMERE GEORGIAN HOUSE OF LAKEWOOD (TACOMA, WA) Detailed Nursing Home Profile

Staff Information

Number of Registered Nurses Hours Per Resident Per Day

This Nursing Home:	0.670
Washington:	1.030

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

Here:	0.970
State:	0.679

Total Number of Licensed Staff Hours Per Resident Per Day

Here:	1.650
State:	1.696

Number of ,Certified Nurse Assistant Hours Per Resident Per Day

This Nursing Home:	0.030
State:	0.132

Number Therapy Hours Per Resident Per Day

Here:	0.030
Washington:	0.134

Quality Measures

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

This Nursing Home:	19.6%
Washington:	13.3%

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

Here:	3.5%
Washington:	14.6%

Percent of long-stay residents who lose too much weight

This Nursing Home:	9.8%
State:	7.5%

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

This Nursing Home:	2.0%
State:	4.7%

Percent of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection

Here:	13.1%
State:	8.3%

Percent of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms

This Nursing Home:	56.5%
State:	13.2%

Percent of long-stay residents who were physically restrained

This Nursing Home:	3.1%
State:	0.8%

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

Here:	3.1%
State:	3.0%

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

Here:	87.5%
State:	95.1%

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

Here:	92.3%
State:	95.7%

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

This Nursing Home:	2.9%
Washington:	1.5%

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

This Nursing Home:	35.5%
State:	89.4%

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

This Nursing Home:	45.2%
Washington:	87.7%

Percent of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication

Here:	91.1%
Washington:	22.9%

Complaint Deficiency

Proper backup exit lighting
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Exits that are accessible at all times
- 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
Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Exits that are accessible at all times
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
A two-hour-resistant firewall in common walls
- 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
Restrictions on the use of portable space heaters
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
A two-hour-resistant firewall in common walls
- 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: 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: Few
Make sure menus meet the resident's nutritional needs and that there is a prepared menu by which nutritious meals have been planned for the resident and followed
- 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: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
- Scope: Few
Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards
- 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
A two-hour-resistant firewall in common walls
- 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: Few
Properly protected cooking facilities
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Exits that are free from obstructions and can be used at all times
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Many
Give each resident a notice of rights, rules, services and charges. Tell each resident who can get Medicaid benefits about 1) which items and services Medicaid covers and which the resident must pay for
- 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: Few
Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores
- 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
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
Develop policies and procedures for influenza and pneumococcal immunizations
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way
- 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: Few
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms
- Harm: Potential for minimal harm
- Scope: Some
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public
- 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: Few
Automatic sprinkler systems that have been maintained in working order
- 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: Few
Tell the resident completely about his or her health status, care and treatments
- 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
Develop policies that prevent mistreatment, neglect, or abuse of residents or theft of resident property
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Allow the resident the right to participate in the planning or revision of the resident's care plan
- 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
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
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
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: Few
Develop policies and procedures for influenza and pneumococcal immunizations
- 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
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms
- Harm: Potential for minimal harm
- Scope: Some
Smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Automatic sprinkler systems that have been maintained in working order
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Many
Exits that are free from obstructions and can be used at all times
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Other fire safety features required by fire safety codes
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
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: Few
Properly installed hallway dispensers for alcohol-based hand rub
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Tell the resident completely about his or her health status, care and treatments
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Provide housekeeping and maintenance services
- Harm: Potential for minimal harm
- Scope: Many
Conduct initial and periodic assessments of each resident's functional capacity
- 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
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
Maintain drug records and properly mark/label drugs and other similar products according to accepted professional standards
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Many
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's room or bathroom and bathing area
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Many

AVAMERE GEORGIAN HOUSE OF LAKEWOOD - TACOMA, WA

Staff Information

Quality Measures

Complaint Deficiency

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