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SOUTH HEALTH AND REHABILITATIO
1220 SOUTH 17TH STREET
BIRMINGHAM, AL  35205

(205) 933-2180

Size (date of last inspection: 20050923)
83 total beds available
71 current residents
86% occupied

Staff Presence
3.62 nurse hours per resident per day
0.43 with Registered Nurses
0.8 with Licensed Practical Nurses
2.39 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: 20050923)
    0%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder
    0%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    9%Percent of Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight
    6%Percent of Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder
    13%Percent of Residents Whose Need for Help With Daily Activities Has Increased
    18%Percent of High-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    0%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Delirium
    0%Percent of Residents Who are More Depressed or Anxious
    8%Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain
    3%Percent of Residents Who Were Physically Restrained
    1%Percent of Residents With a Urinary Tract Infection
    0%Percent of Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair
    2%Percent of Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain
    26%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Pressure Sores
    11%Percent of Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse

    Deficiencies Found in Home Inspections
    10
    1...12
    Between Inspections: Comply with program requirements between annual inspections; although it corrected these problems before the most recent inspection.
    Level of Harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safetyScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20030731Corrected By: 20030731
    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: 20050923Corrected By: 20051201
    5
    1...12
    Environmental: Keep safe, clean and homelike surroundings.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20040610Corrected By: 20040725
    5
    1...12
    Quality Care: Make sure that residents with reduced range of motion get proper treatment and services to increase range of motion.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20050923Corrected By: 20051201
    5
    1...12
    Nutrition and Diet: Make sure that the attending doctor orders special diets.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20030731Corrected By: 20031009
    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: 20050923Corrected By: 20051201
    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: 20050923Corrected By: 20051201
    4
    1...12
    Mistreatment: Protect residents from mistreatment, neglect, and/or theft of personal property.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20030731Corrected By: 20031009
    4
    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: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20050923Corrected By: 20051201
    4
    1...12
    Resident Assessment: Make a complete assessment that covers all questions for areas that are listed in official regulations.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20050923Corrected By: 20051201
    4
    1...12
    Environmental: Get rid of garbage properly.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20050923Corrected By: 20051201
    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: 20040610Corrected By: 20040725
    4
    1...12
    Quality Care: 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.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20040610Corrected By: 20040725
    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: 20040610Corrected By: 20040725
    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: 20040610Corrected By: 20040725
    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: 20040610Corrected By: 20040725
    4
    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: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20030731Corrected By: 20031009
    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: 20030731Corrected By: 20031009
    4
    1...12
    Pharmacy Service: Keep the rate of medication errors (wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong time) to less than 5%.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20030731Corrected By: 20031009
    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: 20031009
    4
    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: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20030731Corrected By: 20031009
    4
    1...12
    Environmental: Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's room or bathroom and bathing area.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20050923Corrected By: 20051201

    Hospitals in Birmingham:

    UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HOSPITAL
    619 SOUTH 19TH STREET
    BIRMINGHAM, AL
    Phone: 2059344011

    MONTCLAIR BAPIST MEDICAL CENTER
    800 MONTCLAIR RD
    BIRMINGHAM, AL
    Phone: 2055925415

    UAB HIGHLANDS
    1201 ELEVENTH AVENUE SOUTH
    BIRMINGHAM, AL
    Phone: 2059307000

    ST VINCENTS HOSPITAL
    810 ST VINCENTS DRIVE
    BIRMINGHAM, AL
    Phone: 2059397000

    CALLAHAN EYE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL
    1720 UNIVERSITY BLVD
    BIRMINGHAM, AL
    Phone: 2053258100

    CARRAWAY METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER
    1600 CARRAWAY BOULEVARD
    BIRMINGHAM, AL
    Phone: 2055026000

    BROOKWOOD MEDICAL CENTER
    2010 BROOKWOOD MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE
    BIRMINGHAM, AL
    Phone: 2058771000

    COOPER GREEN HOSPITAL
    1515 6TH AVENUE SOUTH
    BIRMINGHAM, AL
    Phone: 2059303200

    MEDICAL CENTER EAST
    50 MEDICAL PARK EAST DRIVE
    BIRMINGHAM, AL
    Phone: 2058383122

    BAPTIST PRINCETON
    701 PRINCETON AVENUE SOUTHWEST
    BIRMINGHAM, AL
    Phone: 2057833800


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