LEXINGTON HEALTH CARE CENTER (LEXINGTON, MA) Detailed Nursing Home Profile

Staff Information

Number of Registered Nurses Hours Per Resident Per Day

Here:	0.990
Massachusetts:	0.845

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

Here:	0.920
Massachusetts:	0.817

Total Number of Licensed Staff Hours Per Resident Per Day

Here:	1.910
State:	1.661

Number of ,Certified Nurse Assistant Hours Per Resident Per Day

This Nursing Home:	0.100
State:	0.100

Number Therapy Hours Per Resident Per Day

Here:	0.100
State:	0.101

Complaint Deficiency

Signs that state that exit doors are to be kept closed
- 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
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
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 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
Make sure each resident receives an accurate assessment by a qualified health professional
- 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
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: 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
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) Provide 3 meals at regular times; 2) serve breakfast within 14 hours after dinner; or 3) offer a snack at bedtime each day
- Harm: Potential for minimal harm
- Scope: Some
Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Walls or barriers that prevent smoke from passing through and would resist fire for at least one hour
- 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
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
Make sure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality
- 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 services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality
- 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

Quality Measures

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

This Nursing Home:	13.6%
State:	13.3%

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

Here:	2.7%
State:	7.7%

Percent of long-stay residents who lose too much weight

This Nursing Home:	2.5%
State:	6.5%

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

This Nursing Home:	57.8%
State:	49.7%

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

Here:	4.3%
State:	3.1%

Percent of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection

This Nursing Home:	1.7%
State:	7.0%

Percent of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms

This Nursing Home:	0.8%
State:	5.2%

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

Here:	3.3%
State:	3.0%

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

This Nursing Home:	100.0%
Massachusetts:	96.5%

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

This Nursing Home:	100.0%
State:	96.8%

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

This Nursing Home:	6.4%
State:	21.6%

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

This Nursing Home:	98.8%
State:	90.2%

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

This Nursing Home:	99.6%
State:	87.7%

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

Here:	1.4%
State:	2.3%

Percent of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication

Here:	33.0%
Massachusetts:	25.2%

LEXINGTON HEALTH CARE CENTER - LEXINGTON, MA

Staff Information

Complaint Deficiency

Quality Measures

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