STERLING PLACE (BATON ROUGE, LA) Detailed Nursing Home Profile

Quality Measures

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

Here:	23.9%
State:	20.1%

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

Here:	7.4%
Louisiana:	10.5%

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

This Nursing Home:	10.6%
State:	9.2%

Percent of long-stay residents who lose too much weight

Here:	10.1%
State:	7.8%

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

Here:	43.9%
State:	34.2%

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

Here:	2.7%
State:	3.9%

Percent of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection

This Nursing Home:	9.1%
Louisiana:	7.4%

Percent of long-stay residents who were physically restrained

Here:	2.0%
Louisiana:	4.3%

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

This Nursing Home:	5.9%
State:	3.8%

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

Here:	85.1%
State:	95.1%

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

This Nursing Home:	86.1%
Louisiana:	93.1%

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

This Nursing Home:	5.0%
State:	21.0%

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

This Nursing Home:	3.7%
Louisiana:	1.9%

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

Here:	46.4%
Louisiana:	81.8%

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

This Nursing Home:	53.6%
Louisiana:	79.9%

Percent of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication

Here:	31.5%
State:	29.5%

Complaint Deficiency

Automatic sprinkler systems that have been maintained in working order
- 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: Few
Exits that are accessible at all times
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Hire sufficient dietary support personnel
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Approved construction type or materials
- Harm: 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: Actual harm
- Scope: Few
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: 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
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: Actual harm
- Scope: Few
Exits that are accessible at all times
- Harm: Actual harm
- Scope: Few
Provide proof that all residents' personal money which is deposited with the nursing home, is secure
- Harm: 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: Few
Exits that are accessible at all times
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Many
Determine if it is safe for the resident to self-administer drugs
- 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: 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: 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
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: Some
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way
- 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: Some
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: Some
Smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes
- 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: Few
Properly maintained smoke detectors
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Many
Posted No-smoking signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or did not provide ashtrays where smoking was allowed
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident
- 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: 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
Provide necessary care and services to maintain the highest well being of each resident
- 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
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: Some
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: Some
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
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: Some
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Provide at least one room set aside to use as a resident dining room and for activities, that is a good size, with good lighting, air flow and furniture
- 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
Exits that are accessible at all times
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Many
A fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility
- 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: Some
Other fire safety features required by fire safety codes
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Many
An elevator that firefighters can control in the event of a fire
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Many
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: Some
Tell the resident or the resident's representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident's bed
- Harm: Potential for minimal harm
- Scope: Some
Make sure each resident has the right to have a choice over activities, their schedules and health care according to his or her interests, assessment, and plan of care
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Provide housekeeping and maintenance services
- 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 residents receive proper treatment and assistive devices to maintain their vision and hearing
- 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: Some
Make sure that residents are safe from serious medication errors
- 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: Some
Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
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: Some

STERLING PLACE - BATON ROUGE, LA

Quality Measures

Complaint Deficiency

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