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CHEROKEE COUNTY NURSING HOME
877 CEDAR BLUFF ROAD
CENTRE, AL  35960

(256) 927-5778

Size (date of last inspection: 20060609)
185 total beds available
174 current residents
94% occupied

Staff Presence
4.41 nurse hours per resident per day
0.39 with Registered Nurses
0.95 with Licensed Practical Nurses
3.07 with Certified Nurse Assistants

Medicare and Medicaid
Yes participant in Medicare
Yes participant in Medicaid

Administration Details
  • This home is owned by the county government
  • 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: 20060609)
    13%Percent of Residents Whose Need for Help With Daily Activities Has Increased
    4%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Delirium
    0%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    11%Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain
    17%Percent of Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse
    44%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder
    19%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Pressure Sores
    10%Percent of Residents With a Urinary Tract Infection
    11%Percent of Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair
    15%Percent of Residents Who are More Depressed or Anxious
    18%Percent of High-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    2%Percent of Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain
    6%Percent of Residents Who Were Physically Restrained
    8%Percent of Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder
    11%Percent of Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight

    Deficiencies Found in Home Inspections
    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: 20060609Corrected By: 20060723
    4
    1...12
    Resident Rights: Tell each resident who can get Medicaid benefits about 1) which items and services Medicaid covers and which the resident must pay for; or 2) how to apply for Medicaid, along with the names and addresses of State groups that can help.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20030918Corrected By: 20031024
    4
    1...12
    Resident Rights: Have a private telephone available for use.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20030918Corrected By: 20031024
    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: 20030918Corrected By: 20031024
    4
    1...12
    Resident Rights: Try to resolve each resident's complaints quickly.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20041202Corrected By: 20050111
    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: 20041202Corrected By: 20050111
    4
    1...12
    Environmental: Keep safe, clean and homelike surroundings.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20041202Corrected By: 20050111
    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: 20041202Corrected By: 20050111
    4
    1...12
    Pharmacy Service: Have drugs and other similar products available, which are needed every day and in emergencies, and give them out properly.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20041202Corrected By: 20050111

    Hospitals in Centre:

    CHEROKEE MEDICAL CENTER
    400 NORTHWOOD DR
    CENTRE, AL
    Phone: 2569275531


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