SMITH HOUSE SNF (STAMFORD, CT) Detailed Nursing Home Profile

Staff Information

Number of Registered Nurses Hours Per Resident Per Day

Here:	0.980
State:	0.770

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

This Nursing Home:	0.500
State:	0.777

Total Number of Licensed Staff Hours Per Resident Per Day

This Nursing Home:	1.480
Connecticut:	1.538

Number of ,Certified Nurse Assistant Hours Per Resident Per Day

This Nursing Home:	0.100
Connecticut:	0.108

Number Therapy Hours Per Resident Per Day

Here:	0.100
State:	0.108

Complaint Deficiency

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
Properly installed electrical wiring and equipment
- 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
Exits that are accessible at all times
- 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
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
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
Exits that are accessible at all times
- Harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
- Scope: Few
Record of quarterly fire drills for each shift under varying conditions
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Properly maintained smoke detectors
- 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
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
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
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
Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores
- Harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
- 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
An approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Many
An approved automatic sprinkler system connected to the fire alarm system
- 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
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 that residents with reduced range of motion get proper treatment and services to increase range of motion
- 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
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Put firmly secured handrails on each side of hallways
- 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

Quality Measures

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

This Nursing Home:	7.1%
State:	17.6%

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

Here:	10.6%
Connecticut:	7.9%

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

Here:	4.2%
State:	5.1%

Percent of long-stay residents who lose too much weight

Here:	4.2%
State:	6.5%

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

Here:	5.0%
State:	2.9%

Percent of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection

Here:	2.1%
Connecticut:	5.4%

Percent of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms

This Nursing Home:	11.4%
Connecticut:	4.9%

Percent of long-stay residents who were physically restrained

This Nursing Home:	1.0%
Connecticut:	1.5%

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

This Nursing Home:	2.1%
State:	3.0%

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

Here:	100.0%
State:	95.2%

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

Here:	97.9%
Connecticut:	95.0%

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

This Nursing Home:	5.1%
Connecticut:	21.5%

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

Here:	93.3%
State:	85.5%

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

Here:	77.6%
Connecticut:	82.1%

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

This Nursing Home:	3.4%
State:	2.6%

Percent of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication

This Nursing Home:	14.4%
State:	25.2%

SMITH HOUSE SNF - STAMFORD, CT

Staff Information

Complaint Deficiency

Quality Measures

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