APPLE REHAB SHELTON LAKES (SHELTON, CT) Detailed Nursing Home Profile

Quality Measures

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

Here:	10.4%
Connecticut:	17.6%

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

Here:	1.6%
State:	7.9%

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

This Nursing Home:	10.4%
Connecticut:	5.1%

Percent of long-stay residents who lose too much weight

This Nursing Home:	8.1%
State:	6.5%

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

Here:	2.7%
Connecticut:	2.9%

Percent of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection

Here:	6.5%
Connecticut:	5.4%

Percent of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms

This Nursing Home:	8.8%
Connecticut:	4.9%

Percent of long-stay residents who were physically restrained

Here:	1.3%
State:	1.5%

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

Here:	1.3%
State:	3.0%

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

This Nursing Home:	100.0%
State:	95.2%

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

Here:	97.4%
State:	95.0%

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

Here:	14.6%
Connecticut:	21.5%

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

This Nursing Home:	97.1%
Connecticut:	85.5%

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

Here:	91.0%
State:	82.1%

Percent of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication

Here:	15.6%
Connecticut:	25.2%

Staff Information

Number of Registered Nurses Hours Per Resident Per Day

Here:	0.470
Connecticut:	0.770

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

Here:	1.050
State:	0.777

Total Number of Licensed Staff Hours Per Resident Per Day

This Nursing Home:	1.530
State:	1.538

Number of ,Certified Nurse Assistant Hours Per Resident Per Day

Here:	0.160
State:	0.108

Number Therapy Hours Per Resident Per Day

Here:	0.160
State:	0.108

Complaint Deficiency

Signs that state that exit doors are to be kept closed
- 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
Proper medical gas storage and administration areas
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Properly installed electrical wiring and equipment
- Harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
- Scope: Few
Follow policies and procedures to convey the resident's personal funds to the appropriate party responsible after the resident's death
- Harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
- Scope: Few
Restrictions on the use of portable space heaters
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Provide doctors orders for the resident's immediate care, at the time the resident was admitted
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
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
Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Hire sufficient dietary support personnel
- 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
Properly installed electrical wiring and equipment
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Hire sufficient dietary support personnel
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual 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: Few
A two-hour-resistant firewall in common walls
- 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
Exits that are accessible at all times
- 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
An approved automatic sprinkler system connected to the fire alarm system
- 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
A two-hour-resistant firewall in common walls
- 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
Give each resident enough fluids to keep them healthy and prevent dehydration
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
A separate and independent backup electrical power source
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Automatic sprinkler systems that have been maintained in working order
- 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
Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards
- 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
Proper backup exit lighting
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Exits that are accessible at all times
- Harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
- 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
Hire sufficient dietary support personnel
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Many
Provide special eating equipment and utensils for each resident who needs them
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- 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
Make sure each resident has 1) at least one window to the outside in a room; 2) a room at or above ground level; 3) adequate bedding; 4) furniture that meets the resident's needs; or 5) adequate closet space
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Employ or obtain outside professional resources providing services in the nursing home that meet professional standards
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Check and assess each resident's assessment at least every 3 months
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
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: 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
Protect each resident from all abuse, physical punishment, and being separated from others
- 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
Provide housekeeping and maintenance services
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Conduct initial and periodic assessments of each resident's functional capacity
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Make sure each resident receives an accurate assessment by a qualified health professional
- 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: Some
Make sure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality
- 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
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: 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
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
Make sure that residents are safe from serious medication errors
- 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
Record of quarterly fire drills for each shift under varying conditions
- 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
Develop policies that prevent mistreatment, neglect, or abuse of residents or theft of resident property
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Provide housekeeping and maintenance services
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Conduct initial and periodic assessments of each resident's functional capacity
- 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
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 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 special or therapeutic diets are ordered by the attending doctor
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Operate and provide services according to Federal, State, and local laws and professional standards
- 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
Keep each resident free from physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Protect each resident from all abuse, physical punishment, and being separated from others
- 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
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
Give notice to the resident before a room or roommate change
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
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
Make sure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality
- 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
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program for mentally-ill and mentally-retarded patients
- 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 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
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
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
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
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Many
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
Operate and provide services according to Federal, State, and local laws and professional standards
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
1) Receive registry verification that a nurse aide has met the required training and skills that the State requires; and 2) ensure nurse aides receive the required retraining after 24 months if nursing related services were not provided for monetary compensation
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
1) Review the work of each nurse aide every year; and 2) give regular in-service training based upon these reviews
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Choose a doctor to serve as the medical director to create resident care policies and coordinate medical care in the facility
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
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: Some
Properly constructed piped-in oxygen systems
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Proper fire barriers, ventilation and signs for the transport of oxygen
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some

APPLE REHAB SHELTON LAKES - SHELTON, CT

Quality Measures

Staff Information

Complaint Deficiency

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