EL PASO:
- caused IMMEDIATE JEOPARDYi to residents
- caused ACTUAL HARMi to residents
- has been designated a Special Focus Facilityi
- has received the worst ratingsi
- had unsafe staffing levelsi despite large revenues
EL PASO
has been placed on our NHAA Watchlist for the following:
Immediate Jeopardy Findingsi
On February 23, 2023 and May 8, 2023 and September 19, 2022, state nursing home surveyors found that EL PASO caused IMMEDIATE JEOPARDY to residents.
All Recent Surveys: 2023-02-23 2023-05-08 2022-09-19
In 7 separate written deficiencies, state nursing home surveyors found that EL PASO caused IMMEDIATE JEOPARDY to residents (from September 19, 2022 to May 8, 2023).
All Surveys: 2023-02-23 2023-05-08 2022-09-19
Actual Harm Findingsi
On February 23, 2023 and May 8, 2023 and September 19, 2022, state nursing home surveyors found that EL PASO caused ACTUAL HARM to residents.
All Recent Surveys: 2023-02-23 2023-05-08 2022-09-19
In 14 separate written deficiencies, state nursing home surveyors found that EL PASO caused ACTUAL HARM to residents (from October 19, 2016 to May 8, 2023).
All Surveys: 2016-10-19 2017-09-18 2021-05-27 2023-02-23 2023-05-08 2022-09-01 2020-07-24 2022-09-19
Worst Nursing Home Ratingsi
EL PASO received the worst ratings for the following:
For the last 9 consecutive months - October, 2022 to July, 2023
For the last 20 consecutive months - October, 2021 to July, 2023
23 months total between May, 2021 and July, 2023
For the last 12 consecutive months - July, 2022 to July, 2023
43 months total between January, 2014 and July, 2023
History of Unsafe Staffingi
Understaffing has a very human cost, not only to the dignity of nursing home residents but also to their basic safety and well-being. Click here for signs and symptoms of understaffing.
Understaffing has been determined to cause patient injury and deprive residents of essential care according to numerous scientific studies.
What is unsafe CNA staffing?
Below 2.0 hours of CNA time for each resident per day
"Less than 2.0 nurse aide hours per patient day is likely to result in poor care."
Was EL PASO staffed at Unsafe levels?:
353 days
out of 365 days In 2021: 100%
184 days
out of 184 days In 2020: 100%
275 days
out of 275 days In 2019: 100%
273 days
out of 273 days In 2018: 100%
365 days
out of 365 days In 2017: 100%
365 days
out of 365 days
per resident per day In 2022: 1.27 hours
January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2021: 0.73 hours
July 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2020: 0.98 hours
April 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2019: 0.89 hours
January 1, 2019 to September 30, 2019
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2018: 1.00 hours
January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2017: 0.96 hours
January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe)
per resident per day In 2022: 2.15 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022) In 2021: 1.67 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(July 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021) In 2020: 1.70 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(April 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020) In 2019: 1.57 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2019 to September 30, 2019) In 2018: 1.77 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018) In 2017: 1.67 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017)
Source — Payroll Based Journal daily staffing reports filed by this nursing home with CMS.
(For 2018, the most currently avaliable data is used above.)
Why do staffing levels matter to EL PASO residents?
- 100.0% of residents need assistance with toileting and/or incontinent care
- 100.0% of residents needed assistance transferring from bed and/or wheelchair
- 26.0% of residents confined to wheelchair and/or bed
- 14.6% of residents had dementia
Source -- Most recently published Resident Characteristics data (Form 672) submitted by this nursing home to CMS. (September 18, 2017)
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