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THE VILLAGE HEALTHCARE CENTER
1341 BLALOCK
HOUSTON, TX  77055

(713) 468-7821

Size (date of last inspection: 20060629)
240 total beds available
201 current residents
84% occupied

Staff Presence
3.58 nurse hours per resident per day
0.09 with Registered Nurses
0.98 with Licensed Practical Nurses
2.51 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: 20060629)
    6%Percent of Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder
    24%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Pressure Sores
    9%Percent of Residents With a Urinary Tract Infection
    14%Percent of Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight
    0%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Delirium
    3%Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain
    9%Percent of Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair
    1%Percent of Residents Who Were Physically Restrained
    12%Percent of Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse
    26%Percent of High-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    31%Percent of Residents Whose Need for Help With Daily Activities Has Increased
    0%Percent of Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain
    4%Percent of Residents Who are More Depressed or Anxious
    52%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder
    4%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores

    Deficiencies Found in Home Inspections
    7
    1...12
    Quality Care: Give each resident care and services to get or keep the highest quality of life possible.
    Level of Harm: Actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20060629Corrected By: 20060728
    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: 20060629Corrected By: 20060728
    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: 20060629Corrected By: 20060728
    5
    1...12
    Environmental: Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's room or bathroom and bathing area.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20050722Corrected By: 20050830
    5
    1...12
    Environmental: Make sure that staff members wash their hands when needed.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20050722Corrected By: 20050830
    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: 20050722Corrected By: 20050830
    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: 20050722Corrected By: 20050830
    5
    1...12
    Environmental: Provide needed housekeeping and maintenance.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20050722Corrected By: 20050830
    5
    1...12
    Administration: Follow all laws and professional standards.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20040902Corrected By: 20041008
    5
    1...12
    Environmental: Provide needed housekeeping and maintenance.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20040902Corrected By: 20041008
    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: 20040902Corrected By: 20041008
    4
    1...12
    Quality Care: Give proper treatment to residents with feeding tubes to prevent problems (such as aspiration pneumonia, diarrhea, vomiting, dehydration, metabolic abnormalities, nasal-pharyngeal ulcers) and help restore eating skills, if possible.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20060629Corrected By: 20060728
    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: 20060629Corrected By: 20060728
    4
    1...12
    Environmental: Keep a resident apart from the others if the resident has an infection that can spread.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20060629Corrected By: 20060728
    4
    1...12
    Administration: Make sure that nurse aides show they have the skills to be able to care for residents.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20060629Corrected By: 20060728
    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: 20060629Corrected By: 20060728
    4
    1...12
    Environmental: Move, clean and store sheets, towels and other linens in a way that prevents the spread of infection.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20060629Corrected By: 20060728
    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: 20060629Corrected By: 20060728
    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: 20040902Corrected By: 20041008
    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: 20060629Corrected By: 20060728
    4
    1...12
    Mistreatment: Keep each resident free from physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20050722Corrected By: 20050830
    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: 20050722Corrected By: 20050830
    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: 20060629Corrected By: 20060728
    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: 20060629Corrected By: 20060728
    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: 20060629Corrected By: 20060728
    3
    1...12
    Environmental: Get rid of garbage properly.
    Level of Harm: Potential for minimal harmScope: Widespread
    Survey Date: 20050722Corrected By: 20050830
    2
    1...12
    Environmental: Provide needed housekeeping and maintenance.
    Level of Harm: Potential for minimal harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20060629Corrected By: 20060728
    2
    1...12
    Resident Rights: Have a private telephone available for use.
    Level of Harm: Potential for minimal harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20050722Corrected By: 20050830
    2
    1...12
    Resident Rights: Keep each resident's personal and medical records private and confidential.
    Level of Harm: Potential for minimal harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20050722Corrected By: 20050830

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