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GGNSC TRUSSVILLE LLC
119 WATTERSON PARKWAY
TRUSSVILLE, AL  35173

(205) 655-3226

Size (date of last inspection: 20051006)
125 total beds available
123 current residents
98% occupied

Staff Presence
3.18 nurse hours per resident per day
0.37 with Registered Nurses
0.75 with Licensed Practical Nurses
2.06 with Certified Nurse Assistants

Medicare and Medicaid
Yes participant in Medicare
Yes participant in Medicaid

Administration Details
  • This home is owned by a for-profit corporation
  • 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: 20051006)
    0%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Delirium
    1%Percent of Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain
    10%Percent of Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight
    15%Percent of Residents With a Urinary Tract Infection
    19%Percent of Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse
    9%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Pressure Sores
    2%Percent of Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder
    60%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder
    9%Percent of High-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    19%Percent of Residents Whose Need for Help With Daily Activities Has Increased
    20%Percent of Residents Who are More Depressed or Anxious
    0%Percent of Residents Who Were Physically Restrained
    15%Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain
    0%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    1%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: Have enough nurses to care for every resident in a way that maximizes the resident's well being.
    Level of Harm: Actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20040527Corrected By: 20040708
    7
    1...12
    Quality Care: Make sure that each resident's nutritional needs were met.
    Level of Harm: Actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20030417Corrected By: 20030702
    7
    1...12
    Quality Care: Give each resident enough fluids to keep them healthy and prevent dehydration.
    Level of Harm: Actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20030417Corrected By: 20030702
    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: 20040527Corrected By: 20040708
    6
    1...12
    Resident Rights: Try to resolve each resident's complaints quickly.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Widespread
    Survey Date: 20030417Corrected By: 20030702
    6
    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: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Widespread
    Survey Date: 20040527Corrected By: 20040708
    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: 20051006Corrected By: 20051110
    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: 20051006Corrected By: 20051110
    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: 20030417Corrected By: 20030702
    4
    1...12
    Environmental: Make sure that staff members wash their hands when needed.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20030417Corrected By: 20030702
    4
    1...12
    Pharmacy Service: Provide drugs and related services needed by each resident.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20030417Corrected By: 20030702
    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: 20030417Corrected By: 20030702
    4
    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: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20030417Corrected By: 20030702
    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: 20030417Corrected By: 20030702
    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: 20030417Corrected By: 20030702
    4
    1...12
    Nutrition and Diet: Offer other nutritional food to each resident who will not eat the food served.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20051006Corrected By: 20051110
    2
    1...12
    Environmental: Keep temperature levels comfortable and safe.
    Level of Harm: Potential for minimal harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20051006Corrected By: 20051110


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