BROWN NURSING HOME - ALEXANDER CITY, AL

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Address

2334 WASHINGTON STREET
ALEXANDER CITY, AL, 35010

Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (256) 329-9061

Number of Certified Beds: 68
Total Number of Residents: 5
Percent of Occupied Beds: 7%
Sprinkler Status: Fully Sprinklered
Program Participation: Medicare and Medicaid
Type of Ownership: For profit - Corporation
Located Within a Hospital?: No
Multi Nursing Home Ownership?: Yes
Resident and Family Councils: Both
Continuing Care Retirement Community?: No
Quality Indicator Survey?: No
Special Focus Facility?: No
Type: Skilled Nursing Facilities

Overall Star Rating: 4 Stars
Health Inspections Star Rating: 3 Stars
Nurse Staffing Star Rating: 5 Stars
Quality Measures Star Rating: 4 Stars
RN Only Star Rating: 5 Stars

Provided Services

Activities Services Are Provided Onsite To Residents
Administration And Storage Of Blood Services Are Provided Offsite To Residents
Clinical Laboratory Services Are Provided Offsite To Residents
Dental Services Are Provided Offsite To Residents
Dental Services Are Provided Onsite To Residents
Diagnostic Xray Services Are Provided Offsite To Residents
Diagnostic Xray Services Are Provided Onsite To Residents
Dietary Services Are Provided Onsite To Non Residents
Dietary Services Are Provided Onsite To Residents
Housekeeping Services Are Provided Onsite To Residents
Mental Health Services Are Provided Offsite To Residents
Mental Health Services Are Provided Onsite To Residents
Nursing Services Are Provided Onsite To Residents
Occupational Therapy Services Are Provided Onsite To Residents
Pharmacy Services Are Provided Onsite To Residents
Physical Therapy Services Are Provided Onsite To Residents
Physician Extender Services Are Provided Offsite To Residents
Physician Extender Services Are Provided Onsite To Residents
Physician Services Are Provided Offsite To Residents
Physician Services Are Provided Onsite To Residents
Podiatry Services Are Provided Offsite To Residents
Podiatry Services Are Provided Onsite To Residents
Social Work Services Are Provided Onsite To Residents
Speech/Language Pathology Services Are Provided Onsite To Residents

Employment Full-Time Equivalent

Administrative Staff - Full Time: 3.43
Certified Nurse Aides - Full Time: 26.40
Certified Nurse Aides - Part Time: 3.20
Dietitians - Under Contract: 0.11
Food Service Personnel - Full Time: 5.70
Food Service Personnel - Part Time: 1.79
Housekeeping Personnel - Full Time: 7.69
Licensed Practical/ Vocational Nurses - Full Time: 11.89
Medical Directors - Under Contract: 0.11
Mental Health Services Personnel - Under Contract: 0.06
Nurses With Administrative Duties - Full Time: 2.29
Physical Therapists - Under Contract: 0.29
Registered Nurses - Full Time: 2.97
Rn Director Of Nursing - Full Time: 1.14
Activities Professionals - Full Time: 1.14
Occupational Therapists - Under Contract: 0.57
Pharmacists - Under Contract: 0.17
Speech Pathologists - Under Contract: 0.57
Other Physicians - Under Contract: 0.06
Physician Extenders - Under Contract: 0.11
Housekeeping Personnel - Part Time: 2.21

Staff Information

Number of Registered Nurses Hours Per Resident Per Day

Here:	5.310
Alabama:	0.613

Number of Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses Hours Per Resident Per Day

This Nursing Home:	0.570
Alabama:	1.059

Total Number of Licensed Staff Hours Per Resident Per Day

Here:	5.880
State:	1.672

Quality Measures

Percent of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased

Here:	8.9%
Alabama:	13.9%

Percent of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain

This Nursing Home:	5.1%
Alabama:	9.6%

Percent of long-stay high-risk residents with pressure ulcers

This Nursing Home:	5.7%
State:	5.9%

Percent of long-stay residents who lose too much weight

Here:	10.2%
State:	8.1%

Percent of long-stay residents who have had a catheter inserted and left in their bladder

This Nursing Home:	11.1%
Alabama:	3.4%

Percent of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection

This Nursing Home:	8.2%
Alabama:	5.7%

Percent of long-stay residents who were physically restrained

Here:	2.0%
State:	1.6%

Percent of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury

This Nursing Home:	2.0%
State:	3.0%

Percent of long-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the seasonal influenza vaccine

This Nursing Home:	100.0%
Alabama:	95.1%

Percent of long-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the pneumococcal vaccine

Here:	100.0%
Alabama:	91.7%

Percent of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain

Here:	15.4%
Alabama:	19.6%

Percent of short-stay residents with Pressure ulcers that are new or worsened

Here:	1.8%
Alabama:	0.9%

Percent of short-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the seasonal influenza vaccine

This Nursing Home:	100.0%
State:	87.4%

Percent of short-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the pneumococcal vaccine

Here:	100.0%
Alabama:	83.6%

Percent of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication

This Nursing Home:	26.5%
Alabama:	27.0%

Complaint Deficiency

Restrictions on the use of portable space heaters: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Assist those residents who need total help with eating/drinking, grooming and personal and oral hygiene: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Keep the rate of medication errors (wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong time) to less than 5%: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Walls or barriers that prevent smoke from passing through and would resist fire for at least one hour: Some (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Construction that can resist fire for one hour or an approved fire extinguishing system: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

A fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility: Some (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

An approved automatic sprinkler system connected to the fire alarm system: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Assist those residents who need total help with eating/drinking, grooming and personal and oral hygiene: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Corridor and hallway doors that block smoke: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Properly located and lighted Exit signs: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Record of quarterly fire drills for each shift under varying conditions: Some (Potential for minimal harm)

Heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Exits that are free from obstructions and can be used at all times: Some (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

A separate and independent backup electrical power source: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Walls or barriers that prevent smoke from passing through and would resist fire for at least one hour: Some (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes: Some (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Posted No-smoking signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or did not provide ashtrays where smoking was allowed: Some (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

A separate and independent backup electrical power source: Some (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Properly installed electrical wiring and equipment: Few (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Hire sufficient dietary support personnel: Many (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way: Many (Minimal harm or potential for actual harm)

Other nearby hospitals and nursing homes

ADAMS NURSING HOME (2.58 miles)
CHAPMAN HEALTHCARE CENTER, INC (4.33 miles)
RUSSELL HOSPITAL (1.24 miles)
RUSSELL MEDICAL CENTER HOSPICE (1.24 miles)
SOUTHERN CARE ALEXANDER CITY (1.73 miles)

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