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BIG SPRINGS SPECIALTY CARE CTR
500 ST. CLAIR AVENUE SOUTHWEST
HUNTSVILLE, AL  35801

(256) 539-5111

Size (date of last inspection: 20060330)
145 total beds available
140 current residents
97% occupied

Staff Presence
3.26 nurse hours per resident per day
0.37 with Registered Nurses
0.94 with Licensed Practical Nurses
1.95 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: 20060330)
    3%Percent of Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair
    20%Percent of Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain
    53%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder
    24%Percent of Residents Whose Need for Help With Daily Activities Has Increased
    19%Percent of Residents Who are More Depressed or Anxious
    18%Percent of Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse
    21%Percent of High-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    48%Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain
    0%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    7%Percent of Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight
    22%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Pressure Sores
    8%Percent of Residents Who Were Physically Restrained
    12%Percent of Residents With a Urinary Tract Infection
    4%Percent of Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder
    1%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Delirium

    Deficiencies Found in Home Inspections
    5
    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: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20060330Corrected By: 20060508
    5
    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: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20041021Corrected By: 20041130
    5
    1...12
    Nutrition and Diet: Prepare food that is nutritional, appetizing, tasty, attractive, well-cooked, and at the right temperature.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20060330Corrected By: 20060508
    4
    1...12
    Pharmacy Service: Keep drugs and other similar products locked safely and properly stored.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20060330Corrected By: 20060508
    4
    1...12
    Pharmacy Service: Use the services of a licensed pharmacist.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20060330Corrected By: 20060508
    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: 20060330Corrected By: 20060508
    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: 20060330Corrected By: 20060508
    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: 20060330Corrected By: 20060508
    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: 20060330Corrected By: 20060508
    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: 20041021Corrected By: 20041130
    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: 20041021Corrected By: 20041130
    4
    1...12
    Nutrition and Diet: Make sure that residents are well nourished.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20030808Corrected By: 20030922
    4
    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: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20030808Corrected By: 20030922
    4
    1...12
    Quality Care: Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20030808Corrected By: 20030922
    3
    1...12
    Quality Care: Provide activities to meet the needs of each resident.
    Level of Harm: Potential for minimal harmScope: Widespread
    Survey Date: 20041021Corrected By: 20041130

    Hospitals in Huntsville:

    CRESTWOOD MEDICAL CENTER
    ONE HOSPITAL DR SE
    HUNTSVILLE, AL
    Phone: 2568804174

    HUNTSVILLE HOSPITAL
    101 SIVLEY RD
    HUNTSVILLE, AL
    Phone: 2562651000


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