Ggnsc Bessemer LCC

Contact Information:
820 Golf Course Road
Bessemer, Alabama 35020
Phone Number: (205) 425-5241

Ggnsc Bessemer LCC Facility Information

Number of Certified Beds	180	Sprinkler Systems	Fully Sprinklered
Total Residents	164	Part of a Chain	No
Precent of Beds Occupied	91%	Located Within Hospital	No
Resident and Family Conseling	Resident & Family Counseling	Company Type	For profit - Corporation
Medicare/Medicaid	Participating in Medicare and Medicaid

Ggnsc Bessemer LCC Nursing Home Staff

Average number of registered nurse (rn) hours per day per resident.	0.25
Average number of licensed practical or vocational nurse hours per day per nursing home resident.	1.14
Total number of hours worked by nursing staff for each resident in the nursing home.	1.39
Average number of certified nursing assistant (CNA) hours worked each week per resident.	1.84

Ggnsc Bessemer LCC Resident Information

Percent of High Risk Long Term Nursing Home Residents Who Have Pressure Sores: 17%

Percent of Long Term Nursing Home Residents Given Influenza Vaccination During the Flu Season: 90+%

Percent of Long Term Nursing Home Residents Who are More Depressed or Anxious: 14%

Percent of Long Term Nursing Home Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain: 1%

Percent of Long Term Nursing Home Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder: 7%

Percent of Long Term Nursing Home Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight: 12%

Percent of Long Term Nursing Home Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair: 7%

Percent of Long Term Nursing Home Residents Who Were Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination: 19%

Percent of Long Term Nursing Home Residents Who Were Physically Restrained: 0%

Percent of Long Term Nursing Home Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse: 21%

Percent of Long Term Nursing Home Residents Whose Need for Help With Daily Activities Has Increased: 39%

Percent of Long Term Nursing Home Residents With a Urinary Tract Infection: 6%

Percent of Low-Risk Long Term Nursing Home Residents Who Have Pressure Sores: 0%

Percent of Low-Risk Long Term Nursing Home Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder: 61%

Percent of Short Term Nursing Home Residents Given Influenza Vaccination During the Flu Season: 81%

Percent of Short Term Nursing Home Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain: 8%

Percent of Short Term Nursing Home Residents Who Were Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination: 31%

Percent of Short Term Nursing Home Residents With Delirium: 3%

Percent of Short Term Nursing Home Residents With Pressure Sores: 25%

Nursing Home Violations by Ggnsc Bessemer LCC

Health Violations:
Category:	Date:	Specific Violation:	Scope:	Level of Harm Caused:
Environmental Deficiencies	04/11/2003	Keep safe, clean and homelike surroundings.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Environmental Deficiencies	04/11/2003	Keep all essential equipment working safely.	Widespread	Potential for minimal harm
Environmental Deficiencies	04/11/2003	Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's room or bathroom and bathing area.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	04/11/2003	Make sure that residents are well nourished.	Widespread	Potential for minimal harm
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	04/11/2003	Offer other nutritional food to each resident who will not eat the food served.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	04/11/2003	Store, cook, and give out food in a safe and clean way.	Widespread	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies	04/11/2003	Keep drugs and other similar products locked safely and properly stored.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Quality Care Deficiencies	04/11/2003	Give professional services that follow each resident's written care plan.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Quality Care Deficiencies	04/11/2003	Give the right treatment and services to residents who have mental or social problems adjusting.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Quality Care Deficiencies	04/11/2003	Make sure each resident is being watched and has assistance devices when needed, to prevent accidents.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Resident Rights Deficiencies	04/11/2003	Try to resolve each resident's complaints quickly.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Resident Rights Deficiencies	04/11/2003	Provide services to meet the needs and preferences of each resident.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Environmental Deficiencies	04/07/2004	Keep a resident apart from the others if the resident has an infection that can spread.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Quality Care Deficiencies	04/07/2004	Make sure that residents who cannot care for themselves receive help with eating/drinking, grooming and hygiene.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Resident Assessment Deficiencies	04/07/2004	Develop a complete care plan that meets all of a resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Resident Assessment Deficiencies	04/07/2004	Keep assessments completed in the preceding 15 months in the resident's active record.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Resident Rights Deficiencies	04/07/2004	Provide services to meet the needs and preferences of each resident.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	06/03/2005	Make sure that residents are well nourished.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Quality Care Deficiencies	06/03/2005	Give professional services that follow each resident's written care plan.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Quality Care Deficiencies	06/03/2005	Make sure that each resident who enters the nursing home without a catheter is not given a catheter, unless it is necessary.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Resident Assessment Deficiencies	06/03/2005	1) Develop a complete care plan within 7 days of each resident's admission; 2) prepare a care plan with the care team, including the primary nurse, doctor, resident or resident's family or representative; or 3) check and update the care plan.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Resident Rights Deficiencies	06/03/2005	Try to resolve each resident's complaints quickly.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Resident Rights Deficiencies	06/03/2005	Provide care in a way that keeps or builds each resident's dignity and self respect.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Fire Safety Violations:
Category:	Date:	Specific Violation:	Scope:	Level of Harm Caused:
Automatic Sprinkler Systems Deficiencies	04/17/2003	automatic sprinkler systems that have been maintained in working order.	Widespread	Potential for minimal harm
Hazardous Area Deficiencies	04/17/2003	construction that can resist fire for one hour or an approved fire extinguishing system.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Illumination and Emergency Power Deficiencies	04/17/2003	emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Smoking Regulations Deficiencies	04/17/2003	posted No-smoking signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or did not provide ashtrays where smoking was allowed.	Widespread	Potential for minimal harm
Electrical Deficiencies	04/14/2004	properly installed electrical wiring and equipment.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Fire Alarm Systems Deficiencies	04/14/2004	a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Hazardous Area Deficiencies	04/14/2004	construction that can resist fire for one hour or an approved fire extinguishing system.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Vertical Openings Deficiencies	04/14/2004	protected exits that allow the resident to escape the building.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Electrical Deficiencies	06/08/2005	weekly inspections and monthly testing of generators.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Electrical Deficiencies	06/08/2005	properly installed electrical wiring and equipment.	Widespread	Potential for minimal harm

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Nursing Home Violations by Ggnsc Bessemer LCC