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DESERT LIFE REHABILITATION
1919 WEST MEDICAL STREET
TUCSON, AZ  85704

(520) 297-8311

Size (date of last inspection: 20050922)
240 total beds available
201 current residents
84% occupied

Staff Presence
2.93 nurse hours per resident per day
0.24 with Registered Nurses
0.81 with Licensed Practical Nurses
1.88 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 own other homes
  • This home has resident councils

    Resident Details (survey date: 20050922)
    10%Percent of Residents Whose Need for Help With Daily Activities Has Increased
    11%Percent of High-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    4%Percent of Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain
    4%Percent of Residents Who are More Depressed or Anxious
    45%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder
    11%Percent of Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight
    5%Percent of Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair
    5%Percent of Residents With a Urinary Tract Infection
    1%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Delirium
    20%Percent of Residents Who Were Physically Restrained
    31%Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain
    1%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    16%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Pressure Sores
    12%Percent of Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder
    7%Percent of Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse

    Deficiencies Found in Home Inspections
    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: 20050922Corrected By: 20051116
    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: 20050922Corrected By: 20051116
    4
    1...12
    Mistreatment: Write and use policies that forbid mistreatment, neglect and abuse of residents and theft of residents' property.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20050922Corrected By: 20051116
    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: 20050922Corrected By: 20051116
    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: 20030227Corrected By: 20030318
    4
    1...12
    Pharmacy Service: Make sure that residents are safe from serious medication errors.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20040603Corrected By: 20040721
    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: 20040603Corrected By: 20040721
    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: 20040603Corrected By: 20040721
    4
    1...12
    Resident Assessment: Check and update (if needed) each resident's assessment every 3 months.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20040603Corrected By: 20040721
    4
    1...12
    Resident Rights: Let residents give themselves their drugs if they are able.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20040603Corrected By: 20040721
    4
    1...12
    Resident Rights: Keep each resident's personal and medical records private and confidential.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20040603Corrected By: 20040721
    4
    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: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20030227Corrected By: 20030318
    3
    1...12
    Administration: Set up or keep a group of people to review and ensure quality.
    Level of Harm: Potential for minimal harmScope: Widespread
    Survey Date: 20040603Corrected By: 20040721
    2
    1...12
    Resident Rights: Provide services to meet the needs and preferences of each resident.
    Level of Harm: Potential for minimal harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20050922Corrected By: 20051116
    2
    1...12
    Environmental: Provide needed housekeeping and maintenance.
    Level of Harm: Potential for minimal harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20050922Corrected By: 20051116
    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: 20050922Corrected By: 20051116

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