LAPLATA CENTER (LAPLATA, MD) Detailed Nursing Home Profile

Quality Measures

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

This Nursing Home:	33.0%
State:	20.0%

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

Here:	6.4%
State:	6.2%

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

This Nursing Home:	12.3%
Maryland:	7.7%

Percent of long-stay residents who lose too much weight

This Nursing Home:	6.5%
State:	6.0%

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

This Nursing Home:	44.7%
Maryland:	56.8%

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

This Nursing Home:	0.7%
State:	3.1%

Percent of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection

Here:	5.7%
Maryland:	6.0%

Percent of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms

This Nursing Home:	1.0%
Maryland:	4.3%

Percent of long-stay residents who were physically restrained

Here:	2.8%
Maryland:	1.3%

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

Here:	6.6%
Maryland:	2.7%

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

This Nursing Home:	98.1%
State:	95.1%

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

Here:	99.1%
State:	95.2%

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

This Nursing Home:	18.6%
Maryland:	16.5%

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

Here:	0.5%
State:	1.3%

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

Here:	91.4%
State:	86.6%

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

Here:	92.0%
State:	85.7%

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

Here:	7.3%
State:	2.8%

Percent of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication

Here:	19.6%
Maryland:	19.2%

Staff Information

Number of Registered Nurses Hours Per Resident Per Day

Here:	0.690
Maryland:	0.759

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

This Nursing Home:	0.930
State:	0.899

Total Number of Licensed Staff Hours Per Resident Per Day

Here:	1.610
State:	1.649

Number of ,Certified Nurse Assistant Hours Per Resident Per Day

This Nursing Home:	0.130
State:	0.108

Number Therapy Hours Per Resident Per Day

Here:	0.130
State:	0.112

Complaint Deficiency

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
Properly installed electrical wiring and equipment
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detectors
- 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
Signs that state that exit doors are to be kept closed
- 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
A properly installed and maintained dumbwaiter or escalator
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detectors
- 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: 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
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
Proper medical gas storage and administration areas
- 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
Review or revise the resident's care plan after any major change in a resident's physical or mental health
- 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
Exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detectors
- 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
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
Corridor and hallway doors that block smoke
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Properly located and lighted Exit signs
- Harm: Potential for minimal harm
- Scope: Some
An approved automatic sprinkler system connected to the fire alarm system
- 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: Few
Let the resident refuse treatment or refuse to take part in an experiment and formulate advance directives
- 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
Protect a resident's right to refuse some types of non-requested transfers within the nursing home
- 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
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident
- 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
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 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: Some
Make sure that residents are safe from serious medication errors
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
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
Prepare food that is nutritional, appetizing, tasty, attractive, well-cooked, and at the right temperature
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Provide food in a way that meets a resident's needs
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Make sure that special or therapeutic diets are ordered by the attending doctor
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
1) Provide 3 meals at regular times; 2) serve breakfast within 14 hours after dinner; or 3) offer a snack at bedtime each day
- 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: Many
Make sure that a doctor approves a resident's admission in writing and that each resident remains under the care of a doctor
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Keep all essential equipment working safely
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Operate and provide services according to Federal, State, and local laws and professional standards
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Give or get quality lab services/tests in a timely manner to meet the needs of residents
- 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: Some
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
Provide housekeeping and maintenance services
- 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
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
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
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 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
Make sure that residents are safe from serious medication errors
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
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: Few
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading
- 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
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 installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems
- Harm: Potential for minimal harm
- Scope: Some
An approved automatic sprinkler system connected to the fire alarm system
- Harm: Potential for minimal harm
- Scope: Some
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Provide housekeeping and maintenance services
- Harm: Potential for minimal harm
- Scope: Many
Provide adequate and comfortable lighting levels in all areas
- Harm: Potential for minimal harm
- Scope: Many
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way
- Harm: Potential for minimal harm
- Scope: Many
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading
- Harm: Potential for minimal harm
- Scope: Many
Be designed, built, equipped, or well kept to protect the health and safety of residents, workers, and the public
- Harm: Potential for minimal harm
- Scope: Many
Have enough outside ventilation via a window or mechanical ventilation, or both
- Harm: Potential for minimal harm
- Scope: Many
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies quarterly, and develop corrective plans of action
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few

LAPLATA CENTER - LAPLATA, MD

Quality Measures

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