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BROOKSHIRE HEALTHCARE CENTER
4320 JUDITH LANE
HUNTSVILLE, AL  35805

(256) 837-1730

Size (date of last inspection: 20050217)
129 total beds available
89 current residents
69% occupied

Staff Presence
3.83 nurse hours per resident per day
0.31 with Registered Nurses
1.18 with Licensed Practical Nurses
2.34 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: 20050217)
    1%Percent of Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair
    11%Percent of Residents Whose Need for Help With Daily Activities Has Increased
    18%Percent of High-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    1%Percent of Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain
    0%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Delirium
    4%Percent of Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight
    2%Percent of Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder
    43%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder
    4%Percent of Residents With a Urinary Tract Infection
    0%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    14%Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain
    7%Percent of Residents Who are More Depressed or Anxious
    19%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Pressure Sores
    8%Percent of Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse
    3%Percent of Residents Who Were Physically Restrained

    Deficiencies Found in Home Inspections
    11
    1...12
    Quality Care: Give each resident care and services to get or keep the highest quality of life possible.
    Level of Harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safetyScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20021025Corrected By: 20021101
    11
    1...12
    Administration: Be administered in a way that leads to the highest possible level of well being for each resident.
    Level of Harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safetyScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20021025Corrected By: 20021101
    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: 20050217Corrected By: 20050307
    6
    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: Widespread
    Survey Date: 20021025Corrected By: 20021115
    6
    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: Widespread
    Survey Date: 20021025Corrected By: 20021101
    6
    1...12
    Environmental: Have a program to keep infection from spreading.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Widespread
    Survey Date: 20021025Corrected By: 20021115
    5
    1...12
    Environmental: Keep safe, clean and homelike surroundings.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20031211Corrected By: 20040122
    5
    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: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20021025Corrected By: 20021115
    5
    1...12
    Environmental: Keep safe, clean and homelike surroundings.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20050217Corrected By: 20050307
    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: 20050217Corrected By: 20050307
    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: 20050217Corrected By: 20050307
    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: 20050217Corrected By: 20050307
    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: 20050217Corrected By: 20050307
    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: 20031211Corrected By: 20040122
    4
    1...12
    Environmental: Put firmly secured handrails on each side of hallways.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20050217Corrected By: 20050307
    3
    1...12
    Environmental: Make sure there is a program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
    Level of Harm: Potential for minimal harmScope: Widespread
    Survey Date: 20031211Corrected By: 20040122
    2
    1...12
    Nutrition and Diet: Make sure that residents are well nourished.
    Level of Harm: Potential for minimal harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20021025Corrected By: 20021115
    2
    1...12
    Environmental: Provide needed housekeeping and maintenance.
    Level of Harm: Potential for minimal harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20021025Corrected By: 20021115

    Hospitals in Huntsville:

    HUNTSVILLE HOSPITAL
    101 SIVLEY RD
    HUNTSVILLE, AL
    Phone: 2562651000

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


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