IDAHO STATE:
- 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
IDAHO STATE
has been placed on our NHAA Watchlist for the following:
Immediate Jeopardy Findingsi
In 6 separate written deficiencies, state nursing home surveyors found that IDAHO STATE caused IMMEDIATE JEOPARDY to residents (from February 20, 2013 to August 5, 2021).
All Surveys: 2013-02-20 2019-04-26 2020-06-23 2021-08-05
Actual Harm Findingsi
In 9 separate written deficiencies, state nursing home surveyors found that IDAHO STATE caused ACTUAL HARM to residents (from February 20, 2013 to August 5, 2021).
All Surveys: 2014-03-14 2013-02-20 2015-07-02 2018-01-26 2019-04-26 2020-06-23 2021-08-05
Worst Nursing Home Ratingsi
IDAHO STATE received the worst ratings for the following:
For the last 44 consecutive months - June, 2019 to July, 2023
64 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."
What is inadequate CNA staffing?
Below 2.8 hours of CNA time for each resident per day
"Residents need a minimum of 2.80 hours of CNA care per day for safety and basic services.
- Institute of Medicine’s Keeping Patients Safe, 2004, and American Nurses Association’s Position Statement dated November 12, 2014
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 IDAHO STATE staffed at Unsafe levels?:
155 days
out of 365 days In 2021: 19.7%
72 days
out of 365 days In 2020: 13.9%
51 days
out of 366 days In 2019: 35.3%
129 days
out of 365 days In 2018: 55.3%
202 days
out of 365 days In 2017: 40.3%
147 days
out of 365 days
per resident per day In 2022: 2.06 hours
January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2021: 2.43 hours
January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2020: 2.42 hours
January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2019: 2.10 hours
January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2018: 1.95 hours
January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2017: 2.07 hours
January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe)
per resident per day In 2022: 3.87 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022) In 2021: 4.26 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021) In 2020: 4.28 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020) In 2019: 3.65 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019) In 2018: 3.38 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018) In 2017: 3.66 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 IDAHO STATE residents?
- 90.9% of residents needed assistance transferring from bed and/or wheelchair
- 89.1% of residents need assistance with toileting and/or incontinent care
- 60.0% of residents confined to wheelchair and/or bed
- 36.4% of residents had dementia
Source -- Most recently published Resident Characteristics data (Form 672) submitted by this nursing home to CMS. (January 26, 2018)
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