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GUARDIAN ELDER CARE CENTER
147 OLD NEWPORT STREET
NANTICOKE, PA  18634

(570) 735-7300

Size (date of last inspection: 20060209)
110 total beds available
101 current residents
92% occupied

Staff Presence
3.42 nurse hours per resident per day
0.45 with Registered Nurses
1.02 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 own other homes
  • This home has resident councils

    Resident Details (survey date: 20060209)
    6%Percent of Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder
    2%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Delirium
    16%Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain
    14%Percent of Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight
    21%Percent of Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse
    47%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder
    26%Percent of High-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    0%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    7%Percent of Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain
    21%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Pressure Sores
    12%Percent of Residents Who Were Physically Restrained
    4%Percent of Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair
    19%Percent of Residents Whose Need for Help With Daily Activities Has Increased
    5%Percent of Residents With a Urinary Tract Infection
    11%Percent of Residents Who are More Depressed or Anxious

    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: 20031212Corrected By: 20040112
    5
    1...12
    Administration: Set up or keep a group of people to review and ensure quality.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20060209Corrected By: 20060428
    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: 20060209Corrected By: 20060412
    5
    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: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20060209Corrected By: 20060412
    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: 20060209Corrected By: 20060428
    5
    1...12
    Quality Care: Make sure that each resident's nutritional needs were met.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20060209Corrected By: 20060412
    5
    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: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20060209Corrected By: 20060412
    5
    1...12
    Administration: Keep accurate and appropriate medical records.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20060209Corrected By: 20060412
    5
    1...12
    Resident Rights: Properly hold, secure and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20050104Corrected By: 20050305
    5
    1...12
    Environmental: Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20031212Corrected By: 20040112
    5
    1...12
    Environmental: Have a program to keep infection from spreading.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20031212Corrected By: 20040112
    5
    1...12
    Mistreatment: Write and use policies that forbid mistreatment, neglect and abuse of residents and theft of residents' property.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20031212Corrected By: 20040112
    5
    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: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20031212Corrected By: 20040112
    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: 20060209Corrected By: 20060412
    4
    1...12
    Pharmacy Service: Provide drugs and related services needed by each resident.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20060209Corrected By: 20060412
    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: 20060209Corrected By: 20060412
    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: 20060209Corrected By: 20060412
    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: 20060209Corrected By: 20060412
    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: 20060209Corrected By: 20060428
    4
    1...12
    Resident Rights: Try to resolve each resident's complaints quickly.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20060209Corrected By: 20060412
    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: 20050104Corrected By: 20050305
    4
    1...12
    Environmental: Provide needed housekeeping and maintenance.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20050104Corrected By: 20050305
    4
    1...12
    Environmental: Keep safe, clean and homelike surroundings.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20050104Corrected By: 20050305
    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: 20031212Corrected By: 20040112
    3
    1...12
    Resident Rights: Tell each resident who can get Medicaid benefits about 1) which items and services Medicaid covers and which the resident must pay for; or 2) how to apply for Medicaid, along with the names and addresses of State groups that can help.
    Level of Harm: Potential for minimal harmScope: Widespread
    Survey Date: 20060209Corrected By: 20060412
    3
    1...12
    Resident Rights: Honor all of the resident's rights as a resident of the nursing home and as a citizen or resident of the United States.
    Level of Harm: Potential for minimal harmScope: Widespread
    Survey Date: 20060209Corrected By: 20060412


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