SENATH SOUTH:
- 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
SENATH SOUTH
has been placed on our NHAA Watchlist for the following:
Immediate Jeopardy Findingsi
On November 9, 2022 and January 17, 2023, state nursing home surveyors found that SENATH SOUTH caused IMMEDIATE JEOPARDY to residents.
All Recent Surveys: 2022-11-09 2023-01-17
In 8 separate written deficiencies, state nursing home surveyors found that SENATH SOUTH caused IMMEDIATE JEOPARDY to residents (from April 11, 2018 to January 17, 2023).
All Surveys: 2018-04-11 2022-02-16 2022-07-14 2022-09-08 2022-11-09 2023-01-17
Actual Harm Findingsi
On November 9, 2022 and November 22, 2022 and January 17, 2023, state nursing home surveyors found that SENATH SOUTH caused ACTUAL HARM to residents.
All Recent Surveys: 2022-11-09 2022-11-22 2023-01-17
In 9 separate written deficiencies, state nursing home surveyors found that SENATH SOUTH caused ACTUAL HARM to residents (from April 11, 2018 to January 17, 2023).
All Surveys: 2018-04-11 2022-02-16 2022-07-14 2022-09-08 2022-11-09 2022-11-22 2023-01-17
Worst Nursing Home Ratingsi
SENATH SOUTH received the worst ratings for the following:
For the last 18 consecutive months - January, 2022 to July, 2023
27 months total between April, 2019 and July, 2023
For the last 10 consecutive months - September, 2022 to July, 2023
July, 2023
For the last 18 consecutive months - January, 2022 to July, 2023
38 months total between July, 2018 and July, 2023
26 months total between July, 2018 and June, 2022
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."
What is inadequate overall staffing?
Below 4.1 hours of RNs, LPNs, and CNAs time for each resident per day
"Residents need a minimum total of 4.10 hours of care from RNs, LPNs, and CNAs per day for safety and basic services.
- American Nurses Association’s Position Statement dated November 12, 2014
Was SENATH SOUTH staffed at Unsafe levels?:
356 days
out of 365 days In 2021: 100%
184 days
out of 184 days In 2020: 50.3%
92 days
out of 183 days In 2018: 0.4%
1 days
out of 273 days In 2017: 41.5%
114 days
out of 275 days
per resident per day In 2022: 1.30 hours
January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2021: 0.68 hours
July 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2020: 3.27 hours
January 1, 2020 to September 30, 2020
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2019: hours
No Data
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2018: 4.46 hours
January 1, 2018 to September 30, 2018
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2017: 2.26 hours
April 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe)
per resident per day In 2022: 1.81 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022) In 2021: 1.00 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(July 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021) In 2020: 4.70 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2020 to September 30, 2020) In 2019: hours
of overall care per resident per day
(No Data) In 2018: 6.17 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2018 to September 30, 2018) In 2017: 3.65 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(April 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 SENATH SOUTH residents?
- 96.4% of residents need assistance with toileting and/or incontinent care
- 96.4% of residents confined to wheelchair and/or bed
- 92.9% of residents needed assistance transferring from bed and/or wheelchair
- 50.0% of residents had dementia
Source -- Most recently published Resident Characteristics data (Form 672) submitted by this nursing home to CMS. (November 2, 2017)
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