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LARKIN CHASE
15005 HEALTH CENTER DRIVE
BOWIE, MD  20716

(301) 805-6070

Size (date of last inspection: 20050517)
120 total beds available
116 current residents
97% occupied

Staff Presence
3.63 nurse hours per resident per day
0.52 with Registered Nurses
1.29 with Licensed Practical Nurses
1.82 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: 20050517)
    0%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    0%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder
    23%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Pressure Sores
    21%Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain
    14%Percent of Residents With a Urinary Tract Infection
    6%Percent of Residents Who are More Depressed or Anxious
    10%Percent of Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair
    11%Percent of Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain
    21%Percent of Residents Who Were Physically Restrained
    5%Percent of Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder
    1%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Delirium
    20%Percent of Residents Whose Need for Help With Daily Activities Has Increased
    9%Percent of Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse
    21%Percent of High-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    9%Percent of Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight

    Deficiencies Found in Home Inspections
    7
    1...12
    Mistreatment: Protect residents from mistreatment, neglect, and/or theft of personal property.
    Level of Harm: Actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20050517Corrected By: 20050817
    5
    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: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20050517Corrected By: 20050817
    5
    1...12
    Environmental: Keep safe, clean and homelike surroundings.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20050517Corrected By: 20050817
    5
    1...12
    Environmental: Keep all essential equipment working safely.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20040413Corrected By: 20040603
    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: 20050517Corrected By: 20050817
    5
    1...12
    Pharmacy Service: Make sure that residents are safe from serious medication errors.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20040413Corrected By: 20040603
    5
    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: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20040413Corrected By: 20040603
    5
    1...12
    Quality Care: Make sure that each resident's nutritional needs were met.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20050517Corrected By: 20050817
    5
    1...12
    Quality Care: Give each resident enough fluids to keep them healthy and prevent dehydration.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20050517Corrected By: 20050817
    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: 20050517Corrected By: 20050817
    5
    1...12
    Pharmacy Service: Act when the pharmacist reports something unusual.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20050517Corrected By: 20050817
    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: 20050517Corrected By: 20050817
    5
    1...12
    Quality Care: Have enough nurses to care for every resident in a way that maximizes the resident's well being.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20050517Corrected By: 20050817
    5
    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: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20050517Corrected By: 20050817
    4
    1...12
    Quality Care: Make sure that residents receive treatment/services to continue to be able to care for themselves, unless a change is unavoidable.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20050517Corrected By: 20050817
    4
    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: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20050517Corrected By: 20050817
    4
    1...12
    Pharmacy Service: Make sure that residents are safe from serious medication errors.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20050517Corrected By: 20050817
    4
    1...12
    Resident Assessment: Do a new assessment after any major change in a resident's physical or mental health.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20050517Corrected By: 20050817
    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: 20030404Corrected By: 20030630
    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: 20030404Corrected By: 20030630
    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: 20030404Corrected By: 20030630
    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: 20030404Corrected By: 20030630
    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: 20030404Corrected By: 20030630
    4
    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: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20030404Corrected By: 20030630
    4
    1...12
    Administration: Keep accurate and appropriate medical records.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20030404Corrected By: 20030630
    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: 20040413Corrected By: 20040603
    4
    1...12
    Nutrition and Diet: Prepare food that is nutritional, appetizing, tasty, attractive, well-cooked, and at the right temperature.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20040413Corrected By: 20040603
    4
    1...12
    Environmental: Get rid of garbage properly.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20040413Corrected By: 20040603
    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: 20040413Corrected By: 20040603
    4
    1...12
    Administration: Give or get lab tests to meet the needs of residents.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20050517Corrected By: 20050817
    2
    1...12
    Resident Rights: Provide services to meet the needs and preferences of each resident.
    Level of Harm: Potential for minimal harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20030404Corrected By: 20030630


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