Palm Garden of Largo

Contact Information:
10500 Starkey Rd
Largo, Florida 37777
Phone Number: (727) 397-8166

Palm Garden of Largo Facility Information

Number of Certified Beds	140	Sprinkler Systems	Fully Sprinklered
Total Residents	136	Part of a Chain	Yes
Precent of Beds Occupied	97%	Located Within Hospital	No
Resident and Family Conseling	Resident & Family Counseling	Company Type	For profit - Corporation
Medicare/Medicaid	Participating in Medicare and Medicaid

Palm Garden of Largo Nursing Home Staff

Average number of registered nurse (rn) hours per day per resident.	0.47
Average number of licensed practical or vocational nurse hours per day per nursing home resident.	1.05
Total number of hours worked by nursing staff for each resident in the nursing home.	1.52
Average number of certified nursing assistant (CNA) hours worked each week per resident.	2.86

Palm Garden of Largo Resident Information

Percent of High Risk Long Term Nursing Home Residents Who Have Pressure Sores: 3%

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: 7%

Percent of Long Term Nursing Home Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain: 7%

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: 8%

Percent of Long Term Nursing Home Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair: 4%

Percent of Long Term Nursing Home Residents Who Were Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination: 89%

Percent of Long Term Nursing Home Residents Who Were Physically Restrained: 12%

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: 14%

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: Not Available - This facility has too few residents at the moment to give an accurate report. Please contact the nursing home directly to obtain current information.

Percent of Low-Risk Long Term Nursing Home Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder: 68%

Percent of Short Term Nursing Home Residents Given Influenza Vaccination During the Flu Season: 82%

Percent of Short Term Nursing Home Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain: 31%

Percent of Short Term Nursing Home Residents Who Were Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination: 80%

Percent of Short Term Nursing Home Residents With Delirium: 2%

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

Nursing Home Violations by Palm Garden of Largo

Health Violations:
Category:	Date:	Specific Violation:	Scope:	Level of Harm Caused:
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	03/04/2004	Store, cook, and give out food in a safe and clean way.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Quality Care Deficiencies	03/04/2004	Give professional services that follow each resident's written care plan.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Quality Care Deficiencies	03/04/2004	Make sure that each resident's nutritional needs were met.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Quality Care Deficiencies	03/04/2004	Give each resident a special diet to help when there is a nutritional problem.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Environmental Deficiencies	04/07/2005	Get rid of garbage properly.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	04/07/2005	Prepare food that is nutritional, appetizing, tasty, attractive, well-cooked, and at the right temperature.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	04/07/2005	Store, cook, and give out food in a safe and clean way.	Widespread	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies	04/07/2005	Make sure that the pharmacist reports anything unusual to the doctor on duty and the director of nursing.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Resident Rights Deficiencies	04/07/2005	Properly hold, secure and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.	Widespread	Potential for minimal harm
Environmental Deficiencies	04/12/2006	Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	04/12/2006	Make sure that the attending doctor orders special diets.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	04/12/2006	Store, cook, and give out food in a safe and clean way.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Quality Care Deficiencies	04/12/2006	Give professional services that follow each resident's written care plan.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Quality Care Deficiencies	04/12/2006	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
Quality Care Deficiencies	04/12/2006	Properly care for residents needing special services, including: injections, colostomy, ureostomy, ileostomy, tracheostomy care, tracheal suctioning, respiratory care, foot care, and prostheses.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Resident Rights Deficiencies	04/12/2006	Immediately tell the resident, doctor, and a family member if: the resident is injured, there is a major change in resident's physical/mental health, there is a need to alter treatment significantly, or the resident must be transferred or discharged.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Fire Safety Violations:
Category:	Date:	Specific Violation:	Scope:	Level of Harm Caused:
Automatic Sprinkler Systems Deficiencies	03/02/2004	portable fire extinguishers.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Building Service Equipment Deficiencies	03/02/2004	properly protected cooking facilities.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Medical Gases and Anesthetizing Areas Deficiencies	03/02/2004	proper medical gas storage and administration areas.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Building Service Equipment Deficiencies	04/11/2005	properly protected cooking facilities.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Vertical Openings Deficiencies	04/11/2005	exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detectors.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Corridor Walls and Doors Deficiencies	04/10/2006	corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Miscellaneous Deficiencies	04/10/2006	fire safety features required by current fire safety codes.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Smoke Compartmentation and Control Deficiencies	04/10/2006	walls or barriers that prevent smoke from passing through and would resist fire for at least one hour.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm

Palm Garden of Largo

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Nursing Home Violations by Palm Garden of Largo