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SUNBRIDGE CARE AND REHABILITATION OF DECATUR
1350 FOURTEENTH AVENUE SOUTHEAST
DECATUR, AL  35601

(256) 355-6911

Size (date of last inspection: 20050210)
183 total beds available
165 current residents
90% occupied

Staff Presence
0 nurse hours per resident per day
Not Available with Registered Nurses
Not Available with Licensed Practical Nurses
Not Available 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: 20050210)
    19%Percent of Residents With a Urinary Tract Infection
    26%Percent of Residents Whose Need for Help With Daily Activities Has Increased
    17%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Pressure Sores
    5%Percent of Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder
    17%Percent of Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight
    0%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Delirium
    10%Percent of Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse
    9%Percent of Residents Who Were Physically Restrained
    12%Percent of Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain
    14%Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain
    6%Percent of Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair
    50%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder
    15%Percent of High-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    2%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    14%Percent of Residents Who are More Depressed or Anxious

    Deficiencies Found in Home Inspections
    7
    1...12
    Quality Care: Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.
    Level of Harm: Actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20020926Corrected By: 20021101
    6
    1...12
    Nutrition and Diet: Make sure that residents are well nourished.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Widespread
    Survey Date: 20020926Corrected By: 20021101
    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: 20031120Corrected By: 20031219
    5
    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: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20031120Corrected By: 20031219
    4
    1...12
    Administration: Keep accurate and appropriate medical records.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20020926Corrected By: 20021101
    4
    1...12
    Mistreatment: Write and use policies that forbid mistreatment, neglect and abuse of residents and theft of residents' property.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20031120Corrected By: 20031219
    4
    1...12
    Environmental: Keep adequate and comfortable lighting in all areas.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20031120Corrected By: 20031219
    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: 20031120Corrected By: 20031219
    4
    1...12
    Environmental: Keep safe, clean and homelike surroundings.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20050210Corrected By: 20050228
    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: 20020926Corrected By: 20021101
    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: 20050210Corrected By: 20050228
    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: 20020926Corrected By: 20021101
    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: 20020926Corrected By: 20021101
    4
    1...12
    Quality Care: Provide social services for related medical problems to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20020926Corrected By: 20021101
    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: 20020926Corrected By: 20021101
    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: 20020926Corrected By: 20021101
    4
    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: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20020926Corrected By: 20021101
    3
    1...12
    Resident Rights: Properly hold, secure and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.
    Level of Harm: Potential for minimal harmScope: Widespread
    Survey Date: 20020926Corrected By: 20021101
    2
    1...12
    Environmental: Provide needed housekeeping and maintenance.
    Level of Harm: Potential for minimal harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20020926Corrected By: 20021101

    Hospitals in Decatur:

    PARKWAY MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL
    1874 BELTLINE RD SW
    DECATUR, AL
    Phone: 2563502211

    DECATUR GENERAL HOSPITAL
    1201 7TH STREET SE
    DECATUR, AL
    Phone: 2563412000


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