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BROWN NURSING HOME
2334 WASHINGTON STREET
ALEXANDER CITY, AL  35010

(256) 329-9061

Size (date of last inspection: 20051014)
68 total beds available
62 current residents
91% occupied

Staff Presence
4.08 nurse hours per resident per day
0.59 with Registered Nurses
0.91 with Licensed Practical Nurses
2.58 with Certified Nurse Assistants

Medicare and Medicaid
Yes participant in Medicare
Yes participant in Medicaid

Administration Details
  • This home is owned by a for-profit corporation
  • This home is not located within a hospital
  • The owner does own other homes
  • This home has resident and family councils

    Resident Details (survey date: 20051014)
    0%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    0%Percent of Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse
    2%Percent of Residents Who Were Physically Restrained
    28%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Pressure Sores
    55%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder
    6%Percent of Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight
    20%Percent of Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair
    10%Percent of Residents Whose Need for Help With Daily Activities Has Increased
    19%Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain
    8%Percent of Residents Who are More Depressed or Anxious
    6%Percent of Residents With a Urinary Tract Infection
    3%Percent of Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder
    1%Percent of Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain
    0%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Delirium
    8%Percent of High-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores

    Deficiencies Found in Home Inspections
    5
    1...12
    Mistreatment: Write and use policies that forbid mistreatment, neglect and abuse of residents and theft of residents' property.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20040722Corrected By: 20040905
    5
    1...12
    Quality Care: Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20040722Corrected By: 20040905
    5
    1...12
    Quality Care: Provide activities to meet the needs of each resident.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20051014Corrected By: 20051127
    4
    1...12
    Quality Care: Provide activities to meet the needs of each resident.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20030731Corrected By: 20031007
    4
    1...12
    Quality Care: Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20030731Corrected By: 20031007
    2
    1...12
    Environmental: Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable.
    Level of Harm: Potential for minimal harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20051014Corrected By: 20051127

    Hospitals in Alexander City:

    RUSSELL MEDICAL CENTER
    3316 HIGHWAY 280
    ALEXANDER CITY, AL
    Phone: 2563297100


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