LIFE CARE CENTER OF POST FALLS (POST FALLS, ID) Detailed Nursing Home Profile

Quality Measures

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

This Nursing Home:	10.0%
Idaho:	15.4%

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

Here:	3.8%
State:	14.9%

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

Here:	5.7%
State:	4.4%

Percent of long-stay residents who lose too much weight

Here:	6.5%
State:	6.9%

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

Here:	6.5%
State:	5.4%

Percent of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection

This Nursing Home:	8.7%
State:	8.0%

Percent of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms

This Nursing Home:	2.1%
State:	7.7%

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

Here:	6.3%
State:	3.6%

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

Here:	97.8%
Idaho:	96.7%

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

Here:	100.0%
State:	98.3%

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

Here:	24.8%
State:	28.4%

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

This Nursing Home:	1.3%
State:	0.9%

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

Here:	93.5%
State:	91.5%

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

Here:	90.4%
State:	90.0%

Percent of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication

Here:	3.1%
State:	2.1%

Percent of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication

This Nursing Home:	12.8%
Idaho:	24.6%

Complaint Deficiency

Follow policies and procedures to convey the resident's personal funds to the appropriate party responsible after the resident's death
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Restrictions on the use of portable space heaters
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
1) Hire only people with 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
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
1) Hire only people with 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
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Proper stairway enclosures and vertical shafts
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Properly installed electrical wiring and equipment
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Signs that state that exit doors are to be kept closed
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
A two-hour-resistant firewall in common walls
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Properly installed electrical wiring and equipment
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Follow policies and procedures to convey the resident's personal funds to the appropriate party responsible after the resident's death
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Restrictions on the use of portable space heaters
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Make sure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Make sure that each resident who enters the nursing home without a catheter is not given a catheter, and receive proper services to prevent urinary tract infections and restore normal bladder function
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Give each resident a notice of rights, rules, services and charges. Tell each resident who can get Medicaid benefits about 1) which items and services Medicaid covers and which the resident must pay for
- Harm: Potential for minimal harm
- Scope: Many
Provide care for residents in a way that keeps or builds each resident's dignity and respect of individuality
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Allow the resident the right to participate in the planning or revision of the resident's care plan
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Make sure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program for mentally-ill and mentally-retarded patients
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Provide necessary care and services to maintain the highest well being of each resident
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Make sure that each resident who enters the nursing home without a catheter is not given a catheter, and receive proper services to prevent urinary tract infections and restore normal bladder function
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
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
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
1) Make sure that each resident's drug regimen is free from unnecessary drugs; 2) Each resident's entire drug/medication is managed and monitored to achieve highest well being
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Prepare food that is nutritional, appetizing, tasty, attractive, well-cooked, and at the right temperature
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Many
At least once a month, have a licensed pharmacist review each resident's medication(s) and report any irregularities to the attending doctor
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Determine if it is safe for the resident to self-administer drugs
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Allow the resident the right to participate in the planning or revision of the resident's care plan
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Provide necessary care and services to maintain the highest well being of each resident
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Make sure that the nursing home area is free from accident hazards and risks and provides supervision to prevent avoidable accidents
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's room or bathroom and bathing area
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
1) Hire only people with 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
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Provide care for residents in a way that keeps or builds each resident's dignity and respect of individuality
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Make sure each resident has the right to have a choice over activities, their schedules and health care according to his or her interests, assessment, and plan of care
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Provide housekeeping and maintenance services
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Allow the resident the right to participate in the planning or revision of the resident's care plan
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Make sure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Provide necessary care and services to maintain the highest well being of each resident
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores
- Harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
- Scope: Few
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
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Properly care for residents needing special services, including: injections, colostomy, ureostomy, ileostomy, tracheostomy care, tracheal suctioning, respiratory care, foot care, and prostheses
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
1) Make sure that each resident's drug regimen is free from unnecessary drugs; 2) Each resident's entire drug/medication is managed and monitored to achieve highest well being
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Have enough nurses to care for every resident in a way that maximizes the resident's well being
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Prepare food that is nutritional, appetizing, tasty, attractive, well-cooked, and at the right temperature
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Maintain drug records and properly mark/label drugs and other similar products according to accepted professional standards
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few

Staff Information

Number of Registered Nurses Hours Per Resident Per Day

This Nursing Home:	1.200
Idaho:	0.917

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

This Nursing Home:	0.860
Idaho:	0.830

Total Number of Licensed Staff Hours Per Resident Per Day

This Nursing Home:	2.060
Idaho:	1.744

Number of ,Certified Nurse Assistant Hours Per Resident Per Day

This Nursing Home:	0.290
Idaho:	0.149

Number Therapy Hours Per Resident Per Day

This Nursing Home:	0.290
State:	0.159

LIFE CARE CENTER OF POST FALLS - POST FALLS, ID

Quality Measures

Complaint Deficiency

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