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CHARLOTTE HALL VETERANS HOME
29449 CHARLOTTE HALL ROAD
CHARLOTTE HALL, MD  20622

(301) 884-8171

Size (date of last inspection: 20051028)
278 total beds available
217 current residents
78% occupied

Staff Presence
3.02 nurse hours per resident per day
0.54 with Registered Nurses
0.55 with Licensed Practical Nurses
1.93 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 not own other homes
  • This home has resident and family councils

    Resident Details (survey date: 20051028)
    11%Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain
    15%Percent of Residents Whose Need for Help With Daily Activities Has Increased
    14%Percent of Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight
    19%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Pressure Sores
    16%Percent of Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse
    0%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Delirium
    0%Percent of Residents Who Were Physically Restrained
    14%Percent of High-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    1%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    6%Percent of Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder
    3%Percent of Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain
    10%Percent of Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair
    12%Percent of Residents Who are More Depressed or Anxious
    7%Percent of Residents With a Urinary Tract Infection
    67%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder

    Deficiencies Found in Home Inspections
    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: 20030721Corrected By: 20030829
    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: 20051028Corrected By: 20051219
    5
    1...12
    Environmental: Have enough outside airflow.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20040907Corrected By: 20041115
    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: 20051028Corrected By: 20051219
    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: 20030721Corrected By: 20030829
    5
    1...12
    Pharmacy Service: Provide drugs and related services needed by each resident.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20030721Corrected By: 20030829
    4
    1...12
    Resident Rights: Keep each resident's personal and medical records private and confidential.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20040907Corrected By: 20041115
    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: 20051028Corrected By: 20051219
    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: 20051028Corrected By: 20051219
    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: 20051028Corrected By: 20051219
    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: 20051028Corrected By: 20051219
    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: 20040907Corrected By: 20041025
    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: 20030721Corrected By: 20030829
    3
    1...12
    Environmental: Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable.
    Level of Harm: Potential for minimal harmScope: Widespread
    Survey Date: 20030721Corrected By: 20030829
    2
    1...12
    Environmental: Get rid of garbage properly.
    Level of Harm: Potential for minimal harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20030721Corrected By: 20030829
    2
    1...12
    Environmental: Make sure there is a program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
    Level of Harm: Potential for minimal harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20030721Corrected By: 20030829


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