Wiregrass Nursing Home

Contact Information:
1200 Maple Avenue West
Geneva, Alabama 36340
Phone Number: (334) 684-3655

Wiregrass Nursing Home Facility Information

Number of Certified Beds	96	Sprinkler Systems	Fully Sprinklered
Total Residents	85	Part of a Chain	No
Precent of Beds Occupied	89%	Located Within Hospital	Yes
Resident and Family Conseling	Resident & Family Counseling	Company Type	Government - County
Medicare/Medicaid	Participating in Medicare and Medicaid

Wiregrass Nursing Home Nursing Home Staff

Average number of registered nurse (rn) hours per day per resident.	0.62
Average number of licensed practical or vocational nurse hours per day per nursing home resident.	1.41
Total number of hours worked by nursing staff for each resident in the nursing home.	2.03
Average number of certified nursing assistant (CNA) hours worked each week per resident.	2.57

Wiregrass Nursing Home Resident Information

Percent of High Risk Long Term Nursing Home Residents Who Have Pressure Sores: 19%

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: 3%

Percent of Long Term Nursing Home Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder: 5%

Percent of Long Term Nursing Home Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight: 6%

Percent of Long Term Nursing Home Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair: 3%

Percent of Long Term Nursing Home Residents Who Were Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination: 90+%

Percent of Long Term Nursing Home Residents Who Were Physically Restrained: 1%

Percent of Long Term Nursing Home Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse: 3%

Percent of Long Term Nursing Home Residents Whose Need for Help With Daily Activities Has Increased: 6%

Percent of Long Term Nursing Home Residents With a Urinary Tract Infection: 12%

Percent of Low-Risk Long Term Nursing Home Residents Who Have Pressure Sores: 5%

Percent of Low-Risk Long Term Nursing Home Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder: 50%

Percent of Short Term Nursing Home Residents Given Influenza Vaccination During the Flu Season: 76%

Percent of Short Term Nursing Home Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain: 9%

Percent of Short Term Nursing Home Residents Who Were Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination: 90%

Percent of Short Term Nursing Home Residents With Delirium: 7%

Percent of Short Term Nursing Home Residents With Pressure Sores: 14%

Nursing Home Violations by Wiregrass Nursing Home

Health Violations:
Category:	Date:	Specific Violation:	Scope:	Level of Harm Caused:
Environmental Deficiencies	11/06/2003	Have a program to keep infection from spreading.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies	11/06/2003	Keep the rate of medication errors (wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong time) to less than 5%.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies	11/06/2003	Make sure that residents are safe from serious medication errors.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies	11/06/2003	Properly mark drugs and other similar products.	Widespread	Potential for minimal harm
Quality Care Deficiencies	11/06/2003	Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Quality Care Deficiencies	11/06/2003	Give proper treatment to residents with feeding tubes to prevent problems (such as aspiration pneumonia, diarrhea, vomiting, dehydration, metabolic abnormalities, nasal-pharyngeal ulcers) and help restore eating skills, if possible.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Resident Assessment Deficiencies	11/06/2003	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	11/06/2003	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
Environmental Deficiencies	01/27/2005	Keep safe, clean and homelike surroundings.	Widespread	Potential for minimal harm
Environmental Deficiencies	01/27/2005	Make sure that the nursing home area is free of dangers that cause accidents.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Mistreatment Deficiencies	01/27/2005	1) Hire only people who have no legal history of abusing, neglecting or mistreating residents; or 2) report and investigate any acts or reports of abuse, neglect or mistreatment of residents.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	01/27/2005	Store, cook, and give out food in a safe and clean way.	Widespread	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Quality Care Deficiencies	01/27/2005	Provide social services for related medical problems to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.	Isolated	Actual harm
Quality Care Deficiencies	01/27/2005	Make sure that each resident's nutritional needs were met.	Isolated	Actual harm
Quality Care Deficiencies	01/27/2005	Give or get special rehabilitation if in the patient's plan of care.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Resident Assessment Deficiencies	01/27/2005	Make sure all assessments are accurate, coordinated by an RN, done by the right professional, and are signed by the person completing them.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Resident Rights Deficiencies	01/27/2005	Provide care in a way that keeps or builds each resident's dignity and self respect.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Resident Rights Deficiencies	01/27/2005	Provide services to meet the needs and preferences of each resident.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Environmental Deficiencies	06/22/2006	Keep safe, clean and homelike surroundings.	Pattern	Potential for minimal harm
Quality Care Deficiencies	06/22/2006	Provide social services for related medical problems to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Quality Care Deficiencies	06/22/2006	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 Rights Deficiencies	06/22/2006	Tell each resident who can get Medicaid benefits about 1) which items and services Medicaid covers and which the resident must pay for; or 2) how to apply for Medicaid, along with the names and addresses of State groups that can help.	Widespread	Potential for minimal harm
Resident Rights Deficiencies	06/22/2006	Send and promptly deliver unopened mail to residents.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Fire Safety Violations:
Category:	Date:	Specific Violation:	Scope:	Level of Harm Caused:
Emergency Plans and Fire Drills Deficiencies	11/19/2003	record of quarterly fire drills for each shift under varying conditions.	Pattern	Potential for minimal harm
Fire Alarm Systems Deficiencies	11/19/2003	an approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.	Pattern	Potential for minimal harm
Fire Alarm Systems Deficiencies	11/19/2003	properly maintained smoke detectors.	Pattern	Potential for minimal harm
Smoke Compartmentation and Control Deficiencies	11/19/2003	proper construction of ducts through walls designed to prevent smoke passage.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Corridor Walls and Doors Deficiencies	02/09/2005	corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.	Pattern	Potential for minimal harm
Electrical Deficiencies	02/09/2005	properly installed electrical wiring and equipment.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Exits and Egress Deficiencies	02/09/2005	exits that are accessible at all times.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Exits and Egress Deficiencies	02/09/2005	proper exit design.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Fire Alarm Systems Deficiencies	02/09/2005	an approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Hazardous Area Deficiencies	02/09/2005	construction that can resist fire for one hour or an approved fire extinguishing system.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Medical Gases and Anesthetizing Areas Deficiencies	02/09/2005	proper medical gas storage and administration areas.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Automatic Sprinkler Systems Deficiencies	07/05/2006	an approved automatic sprinkler system connected to the fire alarm system.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Automatic Sprinkler Systems Deficiencies	07/05/2006	automatic sprinkler systems that have been maintained in working order.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Fire Alarm Systems Deficiencies	07/05/2006	an approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.	Widespread	Potential for minimal harm

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