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CONTINUUM CARE AT SYKESVILLE
7309 SECOND AVENUE
SYKESVILLE, MD  21784

(410) 795-1100

Size (date of last inspection: 20060127)
130 total beds available
101 current residents
78% occupied

Staff Presence
3.87 nurse hours per resident per day
0.4 with Registered Nurses
1.06 with Licensed Practical Nurses
2.41 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 organization
  • 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: 20060127)
    27%Percent of Residents Who are More Depressed or Anxious
    0%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Delirium
    7%Percent of Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair
    6%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    12%Percent of Residents Whose Need for Help With Daily Activities Has Increased
    9%Percent of Residents With a Urinary Tract Infection
    5%Percent of Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder
    9%Percent of Residents Who Were Physically Restrained
    21%Percent of High-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    52%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder
    18%Percent of Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse
    13%Percent of Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight
    2%Percent of Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain
    21%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Pressure Sores
    20%Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain

    Deficiencies Found in Home Inspections
    5
    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: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20031027Corrected By: 20031217
    5
    1...12
    Environmental: Keep safe, clean and homelike surroundings.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20031027Corrected By: 20031217
    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: 20031027Corrected By: 20031217
    4
    1...12
    Environmental: Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's room or bathroom and bathing area.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20060127Corrected By: 20060313
    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: 20060127Corrected By: 20060313
    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: 20060127Corrected By: 20060313
    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: 20060127Corrected By: 20060313
    4
    1...12
    Administration: Keep accurate and appropriate medical records.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20041220Corrected By: 20050228
    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: 20041220Corrected By: 20050228
    4
    1...12
    Pharmacy Service: Have drugs and other similar products available, which are needed every day and in emergencies, and give them out properly.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20041220Corrected By: 20050228
    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: 20041220Corrected By: 20050228
    4
    1...12
    Administration: Give lab tests only when the attending doctor ordered them.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20031027Corrected By: 20031217
    4
    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: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20031027Corrected By: 20031217
    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: 20031027Corrected By: 20031217
    4
    1...12
    Resident Assessment: Do a new assessment after any major change in a resident's physical or mental health.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20031027Corrected By: 20031217
    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: 20060127Corrected By: 20060313
    2
    1...12
    Administration: Give lab tests only when the attending doctor ordered them.
    Level of Harm: Potential for minimal harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20041220Corrected By: 20050228
    2
    1...12
    Resident Rights: Keep each resident's personal and medical records private and confidential.
    Level of Harm: Potential for minimal harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20031027Corrected By: 20031217


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