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COGBURN NURSING CENTER HUNTSVILLE
4010 CHRIS DRIVE
HUNTSVILLE, AL  35802

(256) 883-8656

Size (date of last inspection: 20050630)
105 total beds available
98 current residents
93% occupied

Staff Presence
4.75 nurse hours per resident per day
0.46 with Registered Nurses
1.29 with Licensed Practical Nurses
3 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: 20050630)
    30%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Pressure Sores
    4%Percent of Residents Who are More Depressed or Anxious
    25%Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain
    10%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    3%Percent of Residents Who Were Physically Restrained
    5%Percent of Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse
    1%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Delirium
    7%Percent of Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair
    6%Percent of Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight
    5%Percent of Residents Whose Need for Help With Daily Activities Has Increased
    20%Percent of High-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    52%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder
    5%Percent of Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder
    10%Percent of Residents With a Urinary Tract Infection
    12%Percent of Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain

    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: 20050630Corrected By: 20051107
    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: 20050630Corrected By: 20050805
    6
    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: Widespread
    Survey Date: 20050630Corrected By: 20050805
    6
    1...12
    Pharmacy Service: Use the services of a licensed pharmacist.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Widespread
    Survey Date: 20050630Corrected By: 20050805
    5
    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: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20040324Corrected By: 20040519
    5
    1...12
    Administration: Keep accurate and appropriate medical records.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20040324Corrected By: 20040519
    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: 20050630Corrected By: 20050805
    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: 20050630Corrected By: 20050805
    4
    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: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20050630Corrected By: 20050805
    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: 20050630Corrected By: 20050805
    4
    1...12
    Nutrition and Diet: Provide food in a way that meets a resident's needs.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20040324Corrected By: 20040519
    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: 20030320Corrected By: 20030511

    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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