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4101 OLD NATIONAL PIKE
MOUNT AIRY, MD  21771

(301) 829-0800

Size (date of last inspection: 20050624)
104 total beds available
81 current residents
78% occupied

Staff Presence
3.96 nurse hours per resident per day
0.37 with Registered Nurses
0.79 with Licensed Practical Nurses
2.8 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: 20050624)
    3%Percent of Residents Who are More Depressed or Anxious
    0%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    0%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Delirium
    19%Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain
    11%Percent of High-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    14%Percent of Residents Who Were Physically Restrained
    0%Percent of Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair
    3%Percent of Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight
    4%Percent of Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain
    9%Percent of Residents Whose Need for Help With Daily Activities Has Increased
    2%Percent of Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse
    6%Percent of Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder
    57%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder
    9%Percent of Residents With a Urinary Tract Infection
    9%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With 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: 20040430Corrected By: 20040702
    6
    1...12
    Environmental: Keep all essential equipment working safely.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Widespread
    Survey Date: 20050624Corrected By: 20050825
    5
    1...12
    Environmental: Have enough outside airflow.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20050624Corrected By: 20050825
    5
    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: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20050624Corrected By: 20050825
    5
    1...12
    Pharmacy Service: Make sure that residents are safe from serious medication errors.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20050624Corrected By: 20050825
    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: 20050624Corrected By: 20050825
    5
    1...12
    Environmental: Keep adequate and comfortable lighting in all areas.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20050624Corrected By: 20050825
    4
    1...12
    Quality Care: Make sure that residents receive treatment/services to continue to be able to care for themselves, unless a change is unavoidable.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20030122Corrected By: 20030303
    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: 20050624Corrected By: 20050825
    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: 20050624Corrected By: 20050825
    4
    1...12
    Resident Assessment: Make sure that doctors see a resident's plan of care at every visit and make notes about progress and orders in writing.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20040430Corrected By: 
    4
    1...12
    Quality Care: Make sure that each resident's nutritional needs were met.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20040430Corrected By: 20040702
    4
    1...12
    Quality Care: Make sure that residents receive treatment/services to continue to be able to care for themselves, unless a change is unavoidable.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20040430Corrected By: 20040702
    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: 20040430Corrected By: 20040702
    4
    1...12
    Environmental: Have enough outside airflow.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20030122Corrected By: 20030303
    4
    1...12
    Administration: Keep accurate and appropriate medical records.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20030122Corrected By: 20030319
    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: 20040430Corrected By: 20040702
    2
    1...12
    Nutrition and Diet: Prepare food that is nutritional, appetizing, tasty, attractive, well-cooked, and at the right temperature.
    Level of Harm: Potential for minimal harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20050624Corrected By: 20050825
    2
    1...12
    Nutrition and Diet: Make sure that residents are well nourished.
    Level of Harm: Potential for minimal harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20050624Corrected By: 20050811
    2
    1...12
    Environmental: Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable.
    Level of Harm: Potential for minimal harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20040430Corrected By: 20040702


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