NASSAU EXTENDED CARE FACILITY (HEMPSTEAD, NY) Detailed Nursing Home Profile

Staff Information

Number of Registered Nurses Hours Per Resident Per Day

This Nursing Home:	0.330
State:	0.637

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

Here:	0.770
New York:	0.790

Total Number of Licensed Staff Hours Per Resident Per Day

Here:	1.100
State:	1.425

Number of ,Certified Nurse Assistant Hours Per Resident Per Day

This Nursing Home:	0.050
State:	0.080

Number Therapy Hours Per Resident Per Day

Here:	0.050
State:	0.081

Complaint Deficiency

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
Provide special eating equipment and utensils for each resident who needs them
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Approved construction type or materials
- Harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
- Scope: Few
Proper medical gas storage and administration areas
- Harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
- 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 proof that all residents' personal money which is deposited with the nursing home, is secure
- Harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
- Scope: Few
Proper stairway enclosures and vertical shafts
- 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
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: Many
Smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Construction that can resist fire for one hour or an approved fire extinguishing system
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Protected exits that allow the resident to escape the building
- 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: Few
An approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems
- 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
Other fire safety features required by fire safety codes
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Many
A separate and independent backup electrical power source
- 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
Give the right treatment and services to residents who have mental or psychosocial problems adjusting
- 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
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: Potential for minimal 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: Few
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: Some
Try to resolve each resident's complaints quickly
- Harm: Potential for minimal harm
- Scope: Some
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life
- 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
Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care
- 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
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
Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident
- Harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
- 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: Some
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's room or bathroom and bathing area
- Harm: Potential for minimal harm
- Scope: Some
Listen to the resident or family groups or act on their complaints or suggestions
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Make sure that residents receive treatment/services to not only continue, but improve the ability to care for themselves
- 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

Quality Measures

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

Here:	21.5%
State:	15.6%

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

This Nursing Home:	3.7%
State:	7.6%

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

This Nursing Home:	13.3%
State:	8.4%

Percent of long-stay residents who lose too much weight

This Nursing Home:	6.6%
New York:	6.4%

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

Here:	45.5%
New York:	41.1%

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

Here:	3.3%
New York:	3.1%

Percent of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection

Here:	6.5%
New York:	6.8%

Percent of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms

This Nursing Home:	16.8%
State:	12.6%

Percent of long-stay residents who were physically restrained

This Nursing Home:	0.4%
New York:	2.3%

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

Here:	2.6%
State:	2.9%

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

This Nursing Home:	94.2%
New York:	96.7%

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

This Nursing Home:	82.2%
New York:	97.3%

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

This Nursing Home:	10.9%
New York:	16.9%

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

This Nursing Home:	1.4%
New York:	1.8%

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

Here:	84.3%
State:	86.9%

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

This Nursing Home:	64.1%
New York:	85.0%

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

This Nursing Home:	3.4%
State:	3.1%

Percent of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication

Here:	18.5%
State:	20.8%

NASSAU EXTENDED CARE FACILITY - HEMPSTEAD, NY

Staff Information

Complaint Deficiency

Quality Measures

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