LIFE CARE CENTER OF PUYALLUP (PUYALLUP, WA) Detailed Nursing Home Profile

Staff Information

Number of Registered Nurses Hours Per Resident Per Day

This Nursing Home:	0.860
State:	1.030

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

Here:	0.950
Washington:	0.679

Total Number of Licensed Staff Hours Per Resident Per Day

This Nursing Home:	1.810
State:	1.696

Number of ,Certified Nurse Assistant Hours Per Resident Per Day

Here:	0.140
Washington:	0.132

Number Therapy Hours Per Resident Per Day

Here:	0.140
State:	0.134

Quality Measures

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

This Nursing Home:	11.6%
Washington:	13.3%

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

This Nursing Home:	1.6%
Washington:	14.6%

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

Here:	17.2%
Washington:	6.0%

Percent of long-stay residents who lose too much weight

This Nursing Home:	6.6%
Washington:	7.5%

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

This Nursing Home:	52.6%
Washington:	52.9%

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

This Nursing Home:	10.7%
State:	4.7%

Percent of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection

Here:	14.5%
State:	8.3%

Percent of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms

Here:	5.6%
State:	13.2%

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

Here:	98.7%
Washington:	95.1%

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

Here:	96.1%
State:	95.7%

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

Here:	22.7%
Washington:	27.2%

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

This Nursing Home:	2.7%
State:	1.5%

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

Here:	96.2%
Washington:	89.4%

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

This Nursing Home:	92.8%
Washington:	87.7%

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

Here:	7.5%
State:	2.1%

Percent of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication

Here:	32.5%
State:	22.9%

Complaint Deficiency

A separate and independent backup electrical power source
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Provide bedrooms that hold no more than 4 residents per room
- 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
Signs that state that exit doors are to be kept closed
- 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
Automatic sprinkler systems that have been maintained in working order
- 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: Some
Exits that are free from obstructions and can be used at all times
- 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
Portable fire extinguishers
- 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
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
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
Exits that are free from obstructions and can be used at all times
- Harm: Potential for minimal harm
- Scope: Many
Corridor and hallway doors that block smoke
- 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: Some
Approved construction type or materials
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Corridor and hallway doors that block smoke
- 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
Automatic sprinkler systems that have been maintained in working order
- Harm: Potential for minimal harm
- Scope: Some
Restrictions on the use of flammable curtains
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Many
Other fire safety features required by fire safety codes
- Harm: Potential for minimal harm
- Scope: Some
Properly installed hallway dispensers for alcohol-based hand rub
- Harm: Potential for minimal 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: 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: 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: Few
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way
- 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: Few
Keep all essential equipment working safely
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Approved construction type or materials
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Corridor and hallway doors that block smoke
- 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
Exits that are free from obstructions and can be used at all times
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
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: Potential for minimal 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: 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 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
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
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: Few
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Approved construction type or materials
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Corridor and hallway doors that block smoke
- 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: Many
Exits that are free from obstructions and can be used at all times
- 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: Some
Properly installed hallway dispensers for alcohol-based hand rub
- 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
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 services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality
- 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
Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few

LIFE CARE CENTER OF PUYALLUP - PUYALLUP, WA

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Complaint Deficiency

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