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NHC HEALTHCARE, MARYLAND HEIGHTS
2920 FEE FEE ROAD
MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO  63043

(314) 291-0121

Size (date of last inspection: 20060127)
220 total beds available
202 current residents
92% occupied

Staff Presence
3.12 nurse hours per resident per day
0.38 with Registered Nurses
0.66 with Licensed Practical Nurses
2.08 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 councils

    Resident Details (survey date: 20060127)
    2%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Delirium
    10%Percent of Residents Whose Need for Help With Daily Activities Has Increased
    13%Percent of Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight
    31%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Pressure Sores
    36%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder
    7%Percent of Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair
    5%Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain
    4%Percent of Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse
    10%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    16%Percent of Residents Who are More Depressed or Anxious
    1%Percent of Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain
    1%Percent of Residents With a Urinary Tract Infection
    22%Percent of High-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    4%Percent of Residents Who Were Physically Restrained
    6%Percent of Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder

    Deficiencies Found in Home Inspections
    5
    1...12
    Quality Care: Provide activities to meet the needs of each resident.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20031209Corrected By: 20040123
    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: 20060127Corrected By: 20060310
    5
    1...12
    Environmental: Be designed, built, equipped, or well kept to protect the health and safety of residents, workers, and the public.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20041222Corrected By: 20050127
    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: 20041222Corrected By: 20050127
    5
    1...12
    Environmental: Have enough outside airflow.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20060127Corrected By: 20060310
    5
    1...12
    Environmental: Be designed, built, equipped, or well kept to protect the health and safety of residents, workers, and the public.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20031209Corrected By: 20040123
    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: 20031209Corrected By: 20040123
    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: 20041222Corrected By: 20050127
    4
    1...12
    Administration: Keep accurate and appropriate medical records.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20031209Corrected By: 20040123
    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: 20041222Corrected By: 20050119
    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: 20060127Corrected By: 20060310
    4
    1...12
    Quality Care: Give each resident care and services to get or keep the highest quality of life possible.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20031209Corrected By: 20040123
    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: 20041222Corrected By: 20050127


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