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CLARK FORK VALLEY NH
PO BOX 768
PLAINS, MT  59859

(406) 826-4800

Size (date of last inspection: 20050505)
28 total beds available
28 current residents
100% occupied

Staff Presence
3.48 nurse hours per resident per day
0.49 with Registered Nurses
0.71 with Licensed Practical Nurses
2.28 with Certified Nurse Assistants

Medicare and Medicaid
Yes participant in Medicare
Yes participant in Medicaid

Administration Details
  • This home is owned by a non-profit corporation
  • This home is located within a hospital
  • The owner does not own other homes
  • This home has resident councils

    Resident Details (survey date: 20050505)
    0%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder
    0%Percent of Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight
    0%Percent of Residents Who Were Physically Restrained
    0%Percent of Residents Whose Need for Help With Daily Activities Has Increased
    0%Percent of Residents With a Urinary Tract Infection
    0%Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain
    0%Percent of High-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    0%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    0%Percent of Residents Who are More Depressed or Anxious
    0%Percent of Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain
    0%Percent of Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder
    0%Percent of Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair
    0%Percent of Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse
    0%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Delirium
    0%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Pressure Sores

    Deficiencies Found in Home Inspections
    7
    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: Actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20030123Corrected By: 20030226
    7
    1...12
    Mistreatment: Protect residents from mistreatment, neglect, and/or theft of personal property.
    Level of Harm: Actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20050505Corrected By: 20050621
    5
    1...12
    Pharmacy Service: Act when the pharmacist reports something unusual.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20050505Corrected By: 20050621
    5
    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: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20050505Corrected By: 20050621
    5
    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: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20040310Corrected By: 20040401
    5
    1...12
    Pharmacy Service: Properly mark drugs and other similar products.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20050505Corrected By: 20050621
    5
    1...12
    Resident Assessment: Make sure all assessments are accurate, coordinated by an RN, done by the right professional, and are signed by the person completing them.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20040310Corrected By: 20040401
    5
    1...12
    Resident Assessment: Check and update (if needed) each resident's assessment every 3 months.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20030123Corrected By: 20030226
    4
    1...12
    Administration: Make sure that nurse aides show they have the skills to be able to care for residents.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20030123Corrected By: 20030226
    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: 20030123Corrected By: 20030226
    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: 20050505Corrected By: 20050621
    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: 20050505Corrected By: 20050621
    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: 20040310Corrected By: 20040401
    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: 20030123Corrected By: 20030226
    3
    1...12
    Resident Assessment: Electronically record and report resident status assessments in a timely manner as required in order to monitor resident health and progress.
    Level of Harm: Potential for minimal harmScope: Widespread
    Survey Date: 20030123Corrected By: 20030226
    3
    1...12
    Resident Assessment: Make a complete assessment that covers all questions for areas that are listed in official regulations.
    Level of Harm: Potential for minimal harmScope: Widespread
    Survey Date: 20050505Corrected By: 20050621
    2
    1...12
    Resident Assessment: Keep assessments completed in the preceding 15 months in the resident's active record.
    Level of Harm: Potential for minimal harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20030123Corrected By: 20030226
    2
    1...12
    Environmental: Make sure that staff members wash their hands when needed.
    Level of Harm: Potential for minimal harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20030123Corrected By: 20030226


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