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GGNSC BIRMINGHAM LLC
2500 RIVERHAVEN DRIVE
BIRMINGHAM, AL  35244

(205) 987-0901

Size (date of last inspection: 20050728)
132 total beds available
119 current residents
90% occupied

Staff Presence
0 nurse hours per resident per day
Not Available with Registered Nurses
Not Available with Licensed Practical Nurses
Not Available 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 not own other homes
  • This home has resident and family councils

    Resident Details (survey date: 20050728)
    0%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    3%Percent of Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight
    4%Percent of Residents With a Urinary Tract Infection
    27%Percent of Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse
    17%Percent of Residents Who are More Depressed or Anxious
    59%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder
    0%Percent of Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain
    0%Percent of Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder
    5%Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain
    6%Percent of High-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    3%Percent of Residents Who Were Physically Restrained
    2%Percent of Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair
    0%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Delirium
    35%Percent of Residents Whose Need for Help With Daily Activities Has Increased
    9%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Pressure Sores

    Deficiencies Found in Home Inspections
    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: 20040421Corrected By: 20040610
    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: 20050728Corrected By: 20051004
    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: 20050728Corrected By: 20051004
    5
    1...12
    Administration: Keep accurate and appropriate medical records.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20040421Corrected By: 20040610
    4
    1...12
    Resident Assessment: Keep assessments completed in the preceding 15 months in the resident's active record.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20050728Corrected By: 20051004
    4
    1...12
    Resident Rights: Let the resident or the resident's representative look at all records.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20050728Corrected By: 20051004
    4
    1...12
    Administration: Get services outside the nursing home that meet professional standards.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20040421Corrected By: 20040610
    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: 20030607Corrected By: 20030730
    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: 20040421Corrected By: 20040610
    4
    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: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20040421Corrected By: 20040610
    4
    1...12
    Environmental: Keep safe, clean and homelike surroundings.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20040421Corrected By: 20040610
    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: 20040421Corrected By: 20040610
    4
    1...12
    Environmental: Make sure that staff members wash their hands when needed.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20030607Corrected By: 20030730
    4
    1...12
    Resident Rights: Provide services to meet the needs and preferences of each resident.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20030607Corrected By: 20030730
    3
    1...12
    Pharmacy Service: Keep drugs and other similar products locked safely and properly stored.
    Level of Harm: Potential for minimal harmScope: Widespread
    Survey Date: 20050728Corrected By: 20051004
    2
    1...12
    Resident Rights: Allow residents to easily see the results of the nursing home's most recent survey.
    Level of Harm: Potential for minimal harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20040421Corrected By: 20040610

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    Phone: 2058383122

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    Phone: 2053258100

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    Phone: 2059307000

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