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CHARLESTOWN CARE CENTER
709 MAIDEN CHOICE LANE
CATONSVILLE, MD  21228

(410) 247-9700

Size (date of last inspection: 20060327)
270 total beds available
237 current residents
88% occupied

Staff Presence
3.55 nurse hours per resident per day
0.41 with Registered Nurses
0.68 with Licensed Practical Nurses
2.46 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 not own other homes
  • This home has resident and family councils

    Resident Details (survey date: 20060327)
    3%Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain
    1%Percent of Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder
    15%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
    6%Percent of Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight
    2%Percent of Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair
    1%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    3%Percent of Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain
    6%Percent of High-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    3%Percent of Residents With a Urinary Tract Infection
    10%Percent of Residents Who are More Depressed or Anxious
    50%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder
    10%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Pressure Sores
    3%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Delirium
    11%Percent of Residents Who Were Physically Restrained

    Deficiencies Found in Home Inspections
    5
    1...12
    Administration: Keep accurate and appropriate medical records.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20060327Corrected By: 20060428
    5
    1...12
    Environmental: Keep all essential equipment working safely.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20060327Corrected By: 20060505
    5
    1...12
    Pharmacy Service: Properly mark drugs and other similar products.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20060327Corrected By: 20060401
    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: 20060327Corrected By: 20060515
    4
    1...12
    Environmental: Keep safe, clean and homelike surroundings.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20060327Corrected By: 20060426
    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: 20060327Corrected By: 20060417
    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: 20060327Corrected By: 20060430
    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: 20060327Corrected By: 20060430
    4
    1...12
    Quality Care: Make sure that each resident's nutritional needs were met.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20060327Corrected By: 20060430
    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: 20060327Corrected By: 20060515
    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: 20060327Corrected By: 20060428
    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: 20060327Corrected By: 20060426
    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: 20040311Corrected By: 20040311
    4
    1...12
    Resident Rights: Let residents give themselves their drugs if they are able.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20050324Corrected By: 20050504
    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: 20050324Corrected By: 20050504
    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: 20050324Corrected By: 20050504
    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: 20050324Corrected By: 20050504
    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: 20050324Corrected By: 20050504
    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: 20050324Corrected By: 20050504
    4
    1...12
    Pharmacy Service: Properly mark drugs and other similar products.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20040311Corrected By: 20040311
    2
    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: Potential for minimal harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20050324Corrected By: 
    2
    1...12
    Environmental: Provide needed housekeeping and maintenance.
    Level of Harm: Potential for minimal harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20060327Corrected By: 20060430
    2
    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: Potential for minimal harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20060327Corrected By: 20060424


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