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PICKERSGILL, INC.
615 CHESTNUT AVE
TOWSON, MD  21204

(410) 825-7423

Size (date of last inspection: 20060105)
60 total beds available
47 current residents
78% occupied

Staff Presence
3.45 nurse hours per resident per day
0.32 with Registered Nurses
0.88 with Licensed Practical Nurses
2.25 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 not located within a hospital
  • The owner does not own other homes
  • This home has resident councils

    Resident Details (survey date: 20060105)
    0%Percent of High-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    0%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    0%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Delirium
    0%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Pressure Sores
    0%Percent of Residents With a Urinary Tract Infection
    0%Percent of Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain
    10%Percent of Residents Whose Need for Help With Daily Activities Has Increased
    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 Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain
    64%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder
    0%Percent of Residents Who Were Physically Restrained
    8%Percent of Residents Who are More Depressed or Anxious
    5%Percent of Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder
    6%Percent of Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight

    Deficiencies Found in Home Inspections
    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: 20031009Corrected By: 20031121
    5
    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: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20031009Corrected By: 20031103
    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: 20050106Corrected By: 20050218
    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: 20050106Corrected By: 20050218
    5
    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: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20060105Corrected By: 20060203
    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: 20060105Corrected By: 20060130
    2
    1...12
    Quality Care: Give each resident care and services to get or keep the highest quality of life possible.
    Level of Harm: Potential for minimal harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20060105Corrected By: 20060203

    Hospitals in Towson:

    SAINT JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER
    7601 OSLER DRIVE
    TOWSON, MD
    Phone: 4103371000


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