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BIG SKY CARE CENTER
2475 WINNE AVE
HELENA, MT  59601

(406) 442-1350

Size (date of last inspection: 20060126)
108 total beds available
94 current residents
87% 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: 20060126)
    6%Percent of Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder
    7%Percent of Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair
    1%Percent of Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight
    10%Percent of Residents Whose Need for Help With Daily Activities Has Increased
    4%Percent of Residents Who are More Depressed or Anxious
    32%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder
    0%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    46%Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain
    13%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Pressure Sores
    7%Percent of Residents With a Urinary Tract Infection
    4%Percent of Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain
    8%Percent of Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse
    0%Percent of High-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    1%Percent of Residents Who Were Physically Restrained
    2%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Delirium

    Deficiencies Found in Home Inspections
    6
    1...12
    Environmental: Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Widespread
    Survey Date: 20060126Corrected By: 20060301
    5
    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: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20041118Corrected By: 20050111
    5
    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: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20060126Corrected By: 20060301
    5
    1...12
    Environmental: Provide needed housekeeping and maintenance.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20060126Corrected By: 20060320
    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: 20041118Corrected By: 20050111
    5
    1...12
    Administration: Keep accurate and appropriate medical records.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20060126Corrected By: 20060301
    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: 20041118Corrected 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: 20060126Corrected By: 20060302
    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: 20041118Corrected By: 20050111
    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: 20060126Corrected By: 20060228
    4
    1...12
    Pharmacy Service: Make sure that residents who have not taken antipsychotic drugs are not given these drugs, unless they are used to treat a problem that is diagnosed and noted in the medical record.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20060126Corrected By: 20060303
    4
    1...12
    Resident Assessment: Keep assessments completed in the preceding 15 months in the resident's active record.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20060126Corrected By: 20060301
    4
    1...12
    Resident Rights: Let the resident or the resident's representative look at all records.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20060126Corrected By: 20060222
    4
    1...12
    Resident Assessment: Do a new assessment after any major change in a resident's physical or mental health.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20060126Corrected By: 20060301
    4
    1...12
    Resident Assessment: Make a complete assessment that covers all questions for areas that are listed in official regulations.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20060126Corrected By: 20060301
    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: 20041118Corrected By: 20050111
    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: 20041118Corrected By: 20050111

    Hospitals in Helena:

    ST PETERS HOSPITAL
    2475 BROADWAY
    HELENA, MT
    Phone: 4064422480


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