CONNECTICUT HEALTH OF SOUTHPORT, LLC - SOUTHPORT, CT

Submitted by:

hal moffe, owner

The facility has 60 beds dedicated to HIV treatment
and now houses a 22 bed unit which is a shelter for
the homeless and or those afflicted with alcohol or drug addiction.

Submitted by:

Judy Konoval, Marketing/Hospital Liaison

120 bed skilled nursing facility
30 beds dedicated unit for short term rehabilitation; physical, occupational, speech therapies - orthopedic, stroke, cardiac rehabilitation.

Submitted by:

Judy Konoval, Marketing/Hospital Liaison

Facility was purchased by Connecticut Health Facilities in February 2005 and renamed Connecticut Health of Southport.

Facility was Never licensed or used for HIV/homeless shelter or alcohol/drug detox when Southport Manor or as Connecticut Health of Southport. This information is NOT correct.
Please purge this inaccurate information.

Submitted by:

judy konoval, Marketing

Sorry about my incorrect post. We DO have an HIV unit and the homeless shelter is getting off to a good start.

I was "out of the loop" on these projects. We have six other active projects under way right now.

Submitted by:

Judy Konoval, no longer with this facility since 2008

The last post was not by Judy Konoval or anyone associated with this facility - disregard posts.

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Addresss:

930 MILL HILL TERR
SOUTHPORT, CT, 06890

Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (203) 259-7894

Number of Certified Beds: 120
Total Number of Residents: 102
Percent of Occupied Beds: 85%
Sprinkler Status: Partially Sprinklered
Program Participation: Medicare and Medicaid
Type of Ownership: For profit - Individual
Located Within a Hospital?: No
Multi Nursing Home Ownership?: Yes
Resident and Family Councils: Resident
Continuing Care Retirement Community?: No
Quality Indicator Survey?: Yes
Special Focus Facility?: No
Type: Skilled Nursing Facilities

Overall Star Rating: 2 Stars
Health Inspections Star Rating: 1 Star
Nurse Staffing Star Rating: 4 Stars
Quality Measures Star Rating: 4 Stars
RN Only Star Rating: 4 Stars

Other nearby hospitals and nursing homes

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CAROLTON CHRONIC AND CONV HOSP, (FAIRFIELD, 1.14 miles)
LIBERTY DIALYSIS - FAIRFIELD (FAIRFIELD, 3.68 miles)
SHAMROCK VNA HHA AGENCY INC (FAIRFIELD, 1.52 miles)
VITAS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION (FAIRFIELD, 3.01 miles)

Employment Full-Time Equivalent

Certified Nurse Aides - Full Time: 24.23

Certified Nurse Aides - Part Time: 4.57

Food Service Personnel - Full Time: 16.79

Housekeeping Personnel - Full Time: 6.86

Licensed Practical/ Vocational Nurses - Full Time: 16.74

Licensed Practical/ Vocational Nurses - Part Time: 1.37

Medical Directors - Under Contract: 0.14

Mental Health Services Personnel - Under Contract: 0.23

Nurses With Administrative Duties - Full Time: 8.91

Registered Nurses - Full Time: 2.06

Rn Director Of Nursing - Full Time: 1.14

Social Workers - Full Time: 2.29

Activities Professionals - Full Time: 1.14

Nurses With Administrative Duties - Part Time: 0.69

Podiatrists - Under Contract: 0.11

Other Physicians - Under Contract: 0.17

Physician Extenders - Under Contract: 0.23

Dietitians - Full Time: 0.74

Registered Nurses - Part Time: 0.91

Housekeeping Personnel - Part Time: 1.60

Occupational Therapists - Full Time: 1.57

Physical Therapists - Full Time: 4.74

Physical Therapy Aide - Full Time: 1.14

Speech Pathologists - Part Time: 0.11

Number Of Beds

Total: 120

Total Certified: 120

For Residents With Huntington's Disease: 1

For Residents With Ventilator/ Resipiratory Care Needs: 2

For Residents With Alzeheimers: 40

For Residents Needing Hospice Services: 4

For Residents Needing Dialysis: 4

Provided Services

Activities Services Are Provided Onsite To Residents

Administration And Storage Of Blood Services Are Provided Onsite To Residents

Clinical Laboratory Services Are Provided Offsite To Residents

Clinical Laboratory Services Are Provided Onsite To Residents

Dental Services Are Provided Onsite To Residents

Diagnostic Xray Services Are Provided Offsite To Residents

Dietary Services Are Provided Onsite To Residents

Housekeeping Services Are Provided Onsite To Residents

Mental Health Services Are Provided Offsite To Residents

Mental Health Services Are Provided Onsite To Residents

Nursing Services Are Provided Onsite To Residents

Occupational Therapy Services Are Provided Onsite To Residents

Pharmacy Services Are Provided Offsite To Residents

Physical Therapy Services Are Provided Onsite To Residents

Physician Extender Services Are Provided Onsite To Residents

Physician Services Are Provided Onsite To Residents

Podiatry Services Are Provided Onsite To Residents

Social Work Services Are Provided Onsite To Residents

Speech/Language Pathology Services Are Provided Onsite To Residents

Therapeutic Recreation Specialist Services Are Provided Onsite To Residents

Vocational Services Are Provided Offsite To Residents

Vocational Services Are Provided Onsite To Residents

Staff Information

Number of Registered Nurses Hours Per Resident Per Day

Here:	0.650
State:	0.770

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

This Nursing Home:	0.880
Connecticut:	0.777

Total Number of Licensed Staff Hours Per Resident Per Day

Here:	1.530
State:	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

This Nursing Home:	0.100
Connecticut:	0.108

Complaint Deficiency

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: Few
Signs that state that exit doors are to be kept closed
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Provide access to a telephone for resident to use in private
- 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
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: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Give each resident a notice of rights, rules, services and charges. Tell each resident who can get Medicaid benefits about 1) which items and services Medicaid covers and which the resident must pay for
- 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
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
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
Signs that state that exit doors are to be kept closed
- 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: Some
Construction that can resist fire for one hour or an approved fire extinguishing system
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Automatic sprinkler systems that have been maintained in working order
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
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
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
Back-up procedures in place for a faulty automatic sprinkler system
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Properly working alarms on sprinkler valves
- Harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
- 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: 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
Exits that are free from obstructions and can be used at all times
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Many
Provide proof that all residents' personal money which is deposited with the nursing home, is secure
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
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
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: Few
Corridors or aisles that are unobstructed and are at least 8 feet in width
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Fire-resistant room wall surfaces
- 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: Many
Construction that can resist fire for one hour or an approved fire extinguishing system
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Many
Record of quarterly fire drills for each shift under varying conditions
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Properly constructed linen or trash chutes
- 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
Make sure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality
- Harm: Potential for minimal harm
- Scope: Some
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way
- Harm: Potential for minimal harm
- Scope: Many
Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet 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 drugs that restrain them, unless needed for medical treatment
- 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
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 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: Some
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
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
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
Operate and provide services according to Federal, State, and local laws and professional standards
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Proper stairway enclosures and vertical shafts
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Many
Construction that can resist fire for one hour or an approved fire extinguishing system
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Many
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
Properly protected cooking facilities
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Properly constructed linen or trash chutes
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Many
Exits that are free from obstructions and can be used at all times
- 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: Many
Other fire safety features required by fire safety codes
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Many
Corridor and hallway doors that block smoke
- 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: 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
Automatic sprinkler systems that have been maintained in working order
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Properly protected cooking facilities
- 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
Other fire safety features required by fire safety codes
- 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
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
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: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Many

Quality Measures

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

This Nursing Home:	7.8%
Connecticut:	17.6%

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

This Nursing Home:	6.7%
State:	7.9%

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

Here:	9.7%
Connecticut:	5.1%

Percent of long-stay residents who lose too much weight

Here:	5.7%
Connecticut:	6.5%

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

This Nursing Home:	3.9%
Connecticut:	2.9%

Percent of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection

Here:	3.4%
State:	5.4%

Percent of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms

This Nursing Home:	26.8%
Connecticut:	4.9%

Percent of long-stay residents who were physically restrained

Here:	7.9%
State:	1.5%

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

This Nursing Home:	4.5%
State:	3.0%

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

Here:	92.1%
State:	95.2%

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

This Nursing Home:	100.0%
State:	95.0%

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

Here:	26.0%
Connecticut:	21.5%

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

This Nursing Home:	98.9%
State:	85.5%

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

Here:	98.9%
Connecticut:	82.1%

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

This Nursing Home:	1.8%
State:	2.6%

Percent of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication

This Nursing Home:	40.2%
State:	25.2%

CONNECTICUT HEALTH OF SOUTHPORT, LLC - SOUTHPORT, CT

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