WINGATE AT WEST SPRINGFIELD REHAB AND SKILL NUR RES (WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA) Detailed Nursing Home Profile

Staff Information

Number of Registered Nurses Hours Per Resident Per Day

This Nursing Home:	0.950
Massachusetts:	0.845

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

Here:	0.500
Massachusetts:	0.817

Total Number of Licensed Staff Hours Per Resident Per Day

Here:	1.440
Massachusetts:	1.661

Number of ,Certified Nurse Assistant Hours Per Resident Per Day

Here:	0.030
State:	0.100

Number Therapy Hours Per Resident Per Day

Here:	0.030
Massachusetts:	0.101

Complaint Deficiency

Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident
- 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: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
- Scope: Few
Exits that are accessible at all times
- Harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
- 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: Some
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
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
Safely provide drugs and other similar products available, which are needed every day and in emergencies, by a licensed pharmacist
- 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: Potential for minimal harm
- Scope: Some
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
Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care
- Harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
- Scope: Few
Provide necessary care and services to maintain the highest well being of each resident
- Harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
- 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: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
- 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
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading
- 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: Potential for minimal harm
- Scope: Some
An approved automatic sprinkler system connected to the fire alarm system
- Harm: Potential for minimal harm
- Scope: Some
Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care
- 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
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
Exits that are accessible at all times
- Harm: Potential for minimal harm
- Scope: Many
Record of quarterly fire drills for each shift under varying conditions
- Harm: Potential for minimal harm
- Scope: Many
An approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems
- Harm: Potential for minimal harm
- Scope: Many
An approved automatic sprinkler system connected to the fire alarm system
- Harm: Potential for minimal harm
- Scope: Many
Automatic sprinkler systems that have been maintained in working order
- Harm: Potential for minimal harm
- Scope: Many
Properly installed electrical wiring and equipment
- Harm: Potential for minimal harm
- Scope: Many

Quality Measures

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

This Nursing Home:	9.0%
State:	13.3%

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

Here:	16.0%
Massachusetts:	7.7%

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

Here:	6.5%
State:	5.6%

Percent of long-stay residents who lose too much weight

Here:	3.2%
Massachusetts:	6.5%

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

Here:	66.0%
Massachusetts:	49.7%

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

Here:	5.6%
Massachusetts:	3.1%

Percent of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection

This Nursing Home:	6.8%
Massachusetts:	7.0%

Percent of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms

Here:	2.6%
Massachusetts:	5.2%

Percent of long-stay residents who were physically restrained

Here:	6.8%
Massachusetts:	2.4%

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

This Nursing Home:	2.6%
State:	3.0%

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

This Nursing Home:	97.4%
State:	96.5%

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

This Nursing Home:	98.3%
State:	96.8%

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

Here:	32.5%
Massachusetts:	21.6%

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

This Nursing Home:	1.3%
Massachusetts:	1.6%

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

Here:	97.3%
Massachusetts:	90.2%

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

This Nursing Home:	87.8%
Massachusetts:	87.7%

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

This Nursing Home:	2.8%
Massachusetts:	2.3%

Percent of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication

Here:	26.5%
State:	25.2%

WINGATE AT WEST SPRINGFIELD REHAB AND SKILL NUR RES - WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA

Staff Information

Complaint Deficiency

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