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CULLMAN HEALTH CARE CENTER
1607 MAIN AVE NE
CULLMAN, AL  35055

(256) 734-8745

Size (date of last inspection: 20050715)
95 total beds available
83 current residents
87% occupied

Staff Presence
4.77 nurse hours per resident per day
0.28 with Registered Nurses
1.26 with Licensed Practical Nurses
3.23 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: 20050715)
    0%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    9%Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain
    1%Percent of Residents Who are More Depressed or Anxious
    16%Percent of Residents Whose Need for Help With Daily Activities Has Increased
    21%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Pressure Sores
    7%Percent of Residents With a Urinary Tract Infection
    3%Percent of Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight
    0%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Delirium
    2%Percent of High-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    4%Percent of Residents Who Were Physically Restrained
    39%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder
    0%Percent of Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair
    4%Percent of Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder
    2%Percent of Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain
    14%Percent of Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse

    Deficiencies Found in Home Inspections
    5
    1...12
    Environmental: Make sure there is a program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20050715Corrected By: 20050829
    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: 20050715Corrected By: 20050829
    4
    1...12
    Environmental: Keep safe, clean and homelike surroundings.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20030717Corrected By: 20030811
    4
    1...12
    Environmental: Keep all essential equipment working safely.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20050715Corrected By: 20050829
    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: 20050715Corrected By: 20050829
    4
    1...12
    Pharmacy Service: Make sure that the pharmacist reports anything unusual to the doctor on duty and the director of nursing.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20050715Corrected By: 20050829
    3
    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: Potential for minimal harmScope: Widespread
    Survey Date: 20050715Corrected By: 20050829
    3
    1...12
    Environmental: Provide needed housekeeping and maintenance.
    Level of Harm: Potential for minimal harmScope: Widespread
    Survey Date: 20050715Corrected By: 20050829
    3
    1...12
    Resident Rights: Try to resolve each resident's complaints quickly.
    Level of Harm: Potential for minimal harmScope: Widespread
    Survey Date: 20050715Corrected By: 20050829
    3
    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: Potential for minimal harmScope: Widespread
    Survey Date: 20030717Corrected By: 20030811

    Hospitals in Cullman:

    WOODLAND MEDICAL CENTER
    1910 CHEROKEE AVENUE SW
    CULLMAN, AL
    Phone: 2567393500

    CULLMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
    1912 ALABAMA HIGHWAY 157
    CULLMAN, AL
    Phone: 2567372000


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