NEWPORT HEALTH CARE CENTER (NEWPORT, VT) Detailed Nursing Home Profile

Quality Measures

Percent of long-stay residents who lose too much weight

This Nursing Home:	5.6%
Vermont:	8.2%

Percent of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection

Here:	11.1%
Vermont:	7.5%

Percent of long-stay residents who were physically restrained

Here:	8.1%
State:	1.1%

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

Here:	5.4%
Vermont:	4.9%

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

This Nursing Home:	100.0%
State:	98.8%

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

This Nursing Home:	100.0%
State:	95.5%

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

Here:	6.1%
Vermont:	1.6%

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

This Nursing Home:	100.0%
State:	89.5%

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

This Nursing Home:	100.0%
Vermont:	86.8%

Percent of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication

Here:	25.0%
Vermont:	25.2%

Staff Information

Number of Registered Nurses Hours Per Resident Per Day

This Nursing Home:	0.750
Vermont:	0.856

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

This Nursing Home:	0.770
State:	0.832

Total Number of Licensed Staff Hours Per Resident Per Day

This Nursing Home:	1.510
State:	1.689

Number of ,Certified Nurse Assistant Hours Per Resident Per Day

This Nursing Home:	0.010
Vermont:	0.124

Number Therapy Hours Per Resident Per Day

Here:	0.010
Vermont:	0.125

Complaint Deficiency

Conduct initial and periodic assessments of each resident's functional capacity
- 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
Make sure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality
- 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: Few
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Many
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: Few
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
Properly hold, secure and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home
- Harm: Potential for minimal harm
- Scope: Some
Provide housekeeping and maintenance services
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
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 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
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
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way
- 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
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: 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
Conduct initial and periodic assessments of each resident's functional capacity
- 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
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
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few

NEWPORT HEALTH CARE CENTER - NEWPORT, VT

Quality Measures

Staff Information

Complaint Deficiency

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