PRUITTHEALTH -:
- caused IMMEDIATE JEOPARDYi to residents
- caused ACTUAL HARMi to residents
- has received the worst ratingsi
- had unsafe staffing levelsi despite large revenues
PRUITTHEALTH -
has been placed on our NHAA Watchlist for the following:
Immediate Jeopardy Findingsi
In 9 separate written deficiencies, state nursing home surveyors found that PRUITTHEALTH - caused IMMEDIATE JEOPARDY to residents (from March 28, 2017 to March 10, 2021).
All Surveys: 2017-03-28 2021-03-10
Actual Harm Findingsi
In 11 separate written deficiencies, state nursing home surveyors found that PRUITTHEALTH - caused ACTUAL HARM to residents (from March 28, 2017 to March 10, 2021).
All Surveys: 2017-03-28 2021-03-10 2017-03-28
Worst Nursing Home Ratingsi
PRUITTHEALTH - received the worst ratings for the following:
For the last 20 consecutive months - October, 2021 to July, 2023
33 months total between October, 2017 and July, 2023
For the last 69 consecutive months - June, 2017 to July, 2023
79 months total between November, 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
Was PRUITTHEALTH - staffed at Unsafe levels?:
357 days
out of 365 days In 2021: 55.6%
203 days
out of 365 days In 2020: 62.9%
173 days
out of 275 days In 2019: 33.7%
123 days
out of 365 days In 2018: 64.9%
237 days
out of 365 days In 2017: 52.3%
191 days
out of 365 days
per resident per day In 2022: 1.38 hours
January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2021: 1.97 hours
January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2020: 1.90 hours
April 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2019: 2.13 hours
January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2018: 1.87 hours
January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2017: 2.02 hours
January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe)
per resident per day In 2022: 2.83 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022) In 2021: 3.71 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021) In 2020: 3.82 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(April 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020) In 2019: 3.89 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019) In 2018: 3.65 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018) In 2017: 3.65 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 PRUITTHEALTH - 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
- 97.4% of residents confined to wheelchair and/or bed
- 36.8% of residents had dementia
Source -- Most recently published Resident Characteristics data (Form 672) submitted by this nursing home to CMS. (March 8, 2018)
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