GOWER CONVALESCENT CENTER, INC (GOWER, MO) Detailed Nursing Home Profile

Quality Measures

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

This Nursing Home:	11.4%
Missouri:	14.0%

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

This Nursing Home:	25.1%
State:	11.8%

Percent of long-stay residents who lose too much weight

Here:	6.3%
State:	7.3%

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

This Nursing Home:	14.4%
State:	3.7%

Percent of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection

Here:	4.7%
Missouri:	7.5%

Percent of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms

This Nursing Home:	6.5%
State:	6.3%

Percent of long-stay residents who were physically restrained

This Nursing Home:	3.1%
State:	1.8%

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

This Nursing Home:	4.7%
State:	3.9%

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

Here:	93.8%
Missouri:	95.3%

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

This Nursing Home:	75.0%
State:	89.3%

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

This Nursing Home:	5.8%
Missouri:	1.9%

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

Here:	72.0%
State:	82.3%

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

Here:	72.0%
Missouri:	74.7%

Percent of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication

This Nursing Home:	24.2%
State:	25.1%

Complaint Deficiency

Properly installed electrical wiring and equipment
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Properly installed hallway dispensers for alcohol-based hand rub
- 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
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: 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
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Properly maintained smoke detectors
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Many
Posted No-smoking signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or did not provide ashtrays where smoking was allowed
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
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 care for residents in a way that keeps or builds each resident's dignity and respect of individuality
- 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
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
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Keep each resident free from physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Make sure each resident has the right to have a choice over activities, their schedules and health care according to his or her interests, assessment, and plan of care
- 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: 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 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 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
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Many

Staff Information

Number of Registered Nurses Hours Per Resident Per Day

Here:	0.390
State:	0.500

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

Here:	0.500
Missouri:	0.736

Total Number of Licensed Staff Hours Per Resident Per Day

This Nursing Home:	0.890
Missouri:	1.236

Number of ,Certified Nurse Assistant Hours Per Resident Per Day

Here:	0.010
State:	0.067

Number Therapy Hours Per Resident Per Day

This Nursing Home:	0.010
State:	0.070

GOWER CONVALESCENT CENTER, INC - GOWER, MO

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