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COOSA VALLEY NURSING HOME
315 WEST HICKORY STREET
SYLACAUGA, AL  35150

(256) 249-5604

Size (date of last inspection: 20060317)
75 total beds available
72 current residents
96% occupied

Staff Presence
4.51 nurse hours per resident per day
0.79 with Registered Nurses
1.18 with Licensed Practical Nurses
2.54 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 located within a hospital
  • The owner does not own other homes
  • This home has resident and family councils

    Resident Details (survey date: 20060317)
    0%Percent of High-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    0%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    26%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Pressure Sores
    13%Percent of Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight
    12%Percent of Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder
    0%Percent of Residents Who Were Physically Restrained
    0%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Delirium
    19%Percent of Residents Who are More Depressed or Anxious
    18%Percent of Residents Whose Need for Help With Daily Activities Has Increased
    32%Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain
    11%Percent of Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse
    52%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder
    20%Percent of Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair
    16%Percent of Residents With a Urinary Tract Infection
    8%Percent of Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain

    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: 20060317Corrected By: 20060428
    5
    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: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20060317Corrected By: 20060428
    4
    1...12
    Quality Care: Provide activities to meet the needs of each resident.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20030822Corrected By: 20031003
    4
    1...12
    Quality Care: Give each resident enough fluids to keep them healthy and prevent dehydration.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20060317Corrected By: 20060428
    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: 20060317Corrected By: 20060428
    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: 20060317Corrected 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: 20060317Corrected By: 20060428
    4
    1...12
    Resident Rights: Provide proof that all residents' personal money which is deposited with the nursing home, is secure.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20060317Corrected By: 20060428
    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: 20030822Corrected By: 20031003
    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: 20060317Corrected By: 20060428
    3
    1...12
    Resident Rights: Properly hold, secure and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.
    Level of Harm: Potential for minimal harmScope: Widespread
    Survey Date: 20060317Corrected By: 20060428
    3
    1...12
    Nutrition and Diet: Make sure that residents are well nourished.
    Level of Harm: Potential for minimal harmScope: Widespread
    Survey Date: 20030822Corrected By: 20031003

    Hospitals in Sylacauga:

    COOSA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER
    315 W HICKORY ST
    SYLACAUGA, AL
    Phone: 2562495000


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