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BERWICK RETIREMENT VILLAGE NRS
801 EAST 16TH STREET
BERWICK, PA  18603

(570) 759-5400

Size (date of last inspection: 20060728)
240 total beds available
187 current residents
78% occupied

Staff Presence
3.47 nurse hours per resident per day
0.38 with Registered Nurses
0.96 with Licensed Practical Nurses
2.13 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 located within a hospital
  • The owner does own other homes
  • This home has resident councils

    Resident Details (survey date: 20060728)
    0%Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain
    0%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Delirium
    29%Percent of Residents Whose Need for Help With Daily Activities Has Increased
    22%Percent of Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse
    12%Percent of Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight
    17%Percent of Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair
    9%Percent of Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder
    4%Percent of Residents With a Urinary Tract Infection
    58%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder
    5%Percent of Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain
    14%Percent of Residents Who are More Depressed or Anxious
    0%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    0%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Pressure Sores
    11%Percent of High-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    0%Percent of Residents Who Were Physically Restrained

    Deficiencies Found in Home Inspections
    7
    1...12
    Quality Care: Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.
    Level of Harm: Actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20050610Corrected By: 20050823
    7
    1...12
    Quality Care: Give each resident care and services to get or keep the highest quality of life possible.
    Level of Harm: Actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20050610Corrected By: 20050926
    7
    1...12
    Nutrition and Diet: Provide food in a way that meets a resident's needs.
    Level of Harm: Actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20040730Corrected By: 20041006
    6
    1...12
    Administration: Set up or keep a group of people to review and ensure quality.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Widespread
    Survey Date: 20060728Corrected By: 20060905
    5
    1...12
    Mistreatment: 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.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20060728Corrected By: 20060905
    5
    1...12
    Administration: Keep accurate and appropriate medical records.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20060728Corrected By: 20060905
    5
    1...12
    Environmental: Make sure that the nursing home area is free of dangers that cause accidents.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20050610Corrected By: 20050823
    5
    1...12
    Quality Care: Properly care for residents needing special services, including: injections, colostomy, ureostomy, ileostomy, tracheostomy care, tracheal suctioning, respiratory care, foot care, and prostheses.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20050610Corrected By: 20050823
    5
    1...12
    Pharmacy Service: Provide drugs and related services needed by each resident.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20050610Corrected By: 20050823
    5
    1...12
    Administration: Be administered in a way that leads to the highest possible level of well being for each resident.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20050610Corrected By: 20050926
    5
    1...12
    Quality Care: Properly care for residents needing special services, including: injections, colostomy, ureostomy, ileostomy, tracheostomy care, tracheal suctioning, respiratory care, foot care, and prostheses.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20060728Corrected By: 20060905
    5
    1...12
    Resident Rights: Try to resolve each resident's complaints quickly.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20060728Corrected By: 20060905
    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: 20060728Corrected By: 20060905
    5
    1...12
    Administration: Give or get lab tests to meet the needs of residents.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20050610Corrected By: 20050926
    5
    1...12
    Resident Rights: Make sure each resident has the right to choose activities, schedules and health care according to his or her interests, assessment, and plan of care.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20050610Corrected By: 20050823
    5
    1...12
    Resident Assessment: Make sure all assessments are accurate, coordinated by an RN, done by the right professional, and are signed by the person completing them.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20040730Corrected By: 20041006
    5
    1...12
    Resident Rights: 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.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20040730Corrected By: 20041006
    5
    1...12
    Resident Rights: Try to resolve each resident's complaints quickly.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20050610Corrected By: 20050823
    5
    1...12
    Resident Rights: Provide care for each resident in a way that keeps or builds the resident's quality of life.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20050610Corrected By: 20050823
    4
    1...12
    Pharmacy Service: Make sure that the pharmacist reports anything unusual to the doctor on duty and the director of nursing.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20040730Corrected By: 20041006
    4
    1...12
    Mistreatment: Keep each resident free from physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20040730Corrected By: 20041028
    4
    1...12
    Environmental: Have a program to keep infection from spreading.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20060728Corrected By: 20060905
    4
    1...12
    Resident Rights: Provide care in a way that keeps or builds each resident's dignity and self respect.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20050610Corrected By: 20050823
    4
    1...12
    Resident Rights: Provide care in a way that keeps or builds each resident's dignity and self respect.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20060728Corrected By: 20060905
    4
    1...12
    Quality Care: Give each resident care and services to get or keep the highest quality of life possible.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20040730Corrected By: 20041006
    4
    1...12
    Pharmacy Service: Provide drugs and related services needed by each resident.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20040730Corrected By: 20041006
    4
    1...12
    Resident Rights: 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.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20060728Corrected By: 20060906
    4
    1...12
    Environmental: Make sure that the nursing home area is free of dangers that cause accidents.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20040730Corrected By: 20041006

    Hospitals in Berwick:

    BERWICK HOSPITAL CENTER
    701 EAST 16TH ST
    BERWICK, PA
    Phone: 5707595000


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