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GREENBRIAR AT THE ALTAMONT
2831 HIGHLAND AVENUE SOUTH
BIRMINGHAM, AL  35205

(205) 323-2724

Size (date of last inspection: 20060209)
109 total beds available
89 current residents
82% occupied

Staff Presence
3.57 nurse hours per resident per day
0.45 with Registered Nurses
1.05 with Licensed Practical Nurses
2.07 with Certified Nurse Assistants

Medicare and Medicaid
Yes participant in Medicare
Yes participant in Medicaid

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

    Resident Details (survey date: 20060209)
    9%Percent of Residents Whose Need for Help With Daily Activities Has Increased
    27%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Pressure Sores
    4%Percent of Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse
    46%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder
    4%Percent of Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder
    3%Percent of Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain
    6%Percent of Residents Who are More Depressed or Anxious
    0%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Delirium
    11%Percent of Residents Who Were Physically Restrained
    0%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    8%Percent of Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight
    10%Percent of High-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    5%Percent of Residents With a Urinary Tract Infection
    7%Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain
    4%Percent of Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair

    Deficiencies Found in Home Inspections
    6
    1...12
    Environmental: Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Widespread
    Survey Date: 20060209Corrected By: 20060326
    6
    1...12
    Nutrition and Diet: 1) Provide 3 meals daily at regular times; or 2) serve breakfast within 14 hours after dinner; or 3) offer a snack at bedtime each day.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Widespread
    Survey Date: 20041028Corrected By: 20041212
    5
    1...12
    Quality Care: Provide social services for related medical problems to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20060209Corrected By: 20060326
    5
    1...12
    Environmental: Have a program to keep infection from spreading.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20041028Corrected By: 20041212
    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: 20030815Corrected By: 20030929
    4
    1...12
    Resident Assessment: 1) Develop a complete care plan within 7 days of each resident's admission; 2) prepare a care plan with the care team, including the primary nurse, doctor, resident or resident's family or representative; or 3) check and update the care plan.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20041028Corrected By: 20041212
    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: 20041028Corrected By: 20041212
    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: 20060209Corrected By: 20060326
    4
    1...12
    Resident Assessment: 1) Develop a complete care plan within 7 days of each resident's admission; 2) prepare a care plan with the care team, including the primary nurse, doctor, resident or resident's family or representative; or 3) check and update the care plan.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20030815Corrected By: 20030929
    4
    1...12
    Nutrition and Diet: Make sure that residents are well nourished.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20041028Corrected By: 20041212
    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: 20030815Corrected By: 20030929
    4
    1...12
    Nutrition and Diet: Make sure that the attending doctor orders special diets.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20060209Corrected By: 20060326
    4
    1...12
    Resident Rights: Quickly give a resident's personal money to the heads of his or her estate after the resident's death.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20041028Corrected By: 20041212
    4
    1...12
    Resident Assessment: Check and update (if needed) each resident's assessment every 3 months.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20030815Corrected By: 20030929
    3
    1...12
    Resident Rights: Provide services to meet the needs and preferences of each resident.
    Level of Harm: Potential for minimal harmScope: Widespread
    Survey Date: 20030815Corrected By: 20030929
    3
    1...12
    Environmental: Get rid of garbage properly.
    Level of Harm: Potential for minimal harmScope: Widespread
    Survey Date: 20041028Corrected By: 20041212
    3
    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: Widespread
    Survey Date: 20041028Corrected By: 20041212
    3
    1...12
    Resident Rights: Provide proof that all residents' personal money which is deposited with the nursing home, is secure.
    Level of Harm: Potential for minimal harmScope: Widespread
    Survey Date: 20041028Corrected By: 20041212
    3
    1...12
    Nutrition and Diet: 1) Provide 3 meals daily at regular times; or 2) serve breakfast within 14 hours after dinner; or 3) offer a snack at bedtime each day.
    Level of Harm: Potential for minimal harmScope: Widespread
    Survey Date: 20030815Corrected By: 20030929

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