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PORTNEUF CARE CENTER
527 MEMORIAL DR
POCATELLO, ID  83201

(208) 239-1898

Size (date of last inspection: 20060127)
88 total beds available
56 current residents
64% occupied

Staff Presence
4.83 nurse hours per resident per day
0.81 with Registered Nurses
1.39 with Licensed Practical Nurses
2.63 with Certified Nurse Assistants

Medicare and Medicaid
Yes participant in Medicare
Yes participant in Medicaid

Administration Details
  • This home is owned by the county government
  • This home is located within a hospital
  • The owner does not own other homes
  • This home has resident councils

    Resident Details (survey date: 20060127)
    18%Percent of Residents Who are More Depressed or Anxious
    7%Percent of Residents Whose Need for Help With Daily Activities Has Increased
    12%Percent of Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight
    9%Percent of Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain
    12%Percent of Residents With a Urinary Tract Infection
    55%Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain
    0%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    0%Percent of Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse
    0%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Pressure Sores
    12%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Delirium
    13%Percent of High-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    71%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder
    0%Percent of Residents Who Were Physically Restrained
    6%Percent of Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder
    9%Percent of Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair

    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: 20060127Corrected By: 20060222
    5
    1...12
    Administration: Keep accurate and appropriate medical records.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20060127Corrected By: 20060222
    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: 20041203Corrected By: 20050406
    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: 20041203Corrected By: 20050531
    5
    1...12
    Resident Rights: Make sure each resident has the right to choose activities, schedules and health care according to his or her interests, assessment, and plan of care.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20041203Corrected By: 20050107
    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: 20041203Corrected By: 20050107
    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: 20041203Corrected By: 20050406
    5
    1...12
    Environmental: Provide needed housekeeping and maintenance.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20060127Corrected By: 20060222
    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: 20060127Corrected By: 20060222
    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: 20060127Corrected By: 20060222
    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: 20060127Corrected By: 20060222
    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: 20060127Corrected By: 20060222
    4
    1...12
    Pharmacy Service: Keep drugs and other similar products locked safely and properly stored.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20060127Corrected By: 20060222
    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: 20041203Corrected By: 20050531
    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: 20041203Corrected By: 20050531
    4
    1...12
    Resident Rights: Immediately tell the resident, doctor, and a family member if: the resident is injured, there is a major change in resident's physical/mental health, there is a need to alter treatment significantly, or the resident must be transferred or discharged.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20031024Corrected By: 20031128
    4
    1...12
    Environmental: Keep safe, clean and homelike surroundings.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20031024Corrected By: 20031128
    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: 20031024Corrected By: 20031128
    4
    1...12
    Pharmacy Service: Properly mark drugs and other similar products.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20031024Corrected By: 20031128
    4
    1...12
    Resident Rights: Tell the resident completely about his or her health status.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20041203Corrected By: 20050406
    4
    1...12
    Resident Rights: Immediately tell the resident, doctor, and a family member if: the resident is injured, there is a major change in resident's physical/mental health, there is a need to alter treatment significantly, or the resident must be transferred or discharged.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20041203Corrected By: 20050531
    4
    1...12
    Resident Assessment: Make a complete assessment that covers all questions for areas that are listed in official regulations.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20041203Corrected By: 20050406
    4
    1...12
    Resident Rights: Tell the resident completely about his or her health status.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20031024Corrected By: 20031128
    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: 20031024Corrected By: 20031128
    2
    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: Potential for minimal harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20041203Corrected By: 20050107

    Hospitals in Pocatello:

    PORTNEUF MEDICAL CENTER
    651 MEMORIAL DRIVE
    POCATELLO, ID
    Phone: 2082391000


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