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MAYFLOWER PLACE NURSING CENTER
579 BUCK ISLAND ROAD
WEST YARMOUTH, MA  02673

(508) 790-0200

Size (date of last inspection: 20060330)
72 total beds available
69 current residents
96% occupied

Staff Presence
4.38 nurse hours per resident per day
1.23 with Registered Nurses
0.42 with Licensed Practical Nurses
2.73 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 councils

    Resident Details (survey date: 20060330)
    2%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Delirium
    7%Percent of High-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    9%Percent of Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse
    4%Percent of Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair
    12%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Pressure Sores
    11%Percent of Residents Who are More Depressed or Anxious
    4%Percent of Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight
    32%Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain
    23%Percent of Residents With a Urinary Tract Infection
    0%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    76%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder
    8%Percent of Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain
    8%Percent of Residents Whose Need for Help With Daily Activities Has Increased
    5%Percent of Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder
    0%Percent of Residents Who Were Physically Restrained

    Deficiencies Found in Home Inspections
    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: 20040723Corrected By: 20040830
    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: 20050503Corrected By: 20050601
    5
    1...12
    Nutrition and Diet: 1) Provide 3 meals daily at regular times; or 2) serve breakfast within 14 hours after dinner; or 3) offer a snack at bedtime each day.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20050503Corrected By: 20050601
    4
    1...12
    Environmental: Provide needed housekeeping and maintenance.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20040723Corrected By: 20040830
    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: 20040723Corrected By: 20040830
    4
    1...12
    Quality Care: Give proper treatment to residents with feeding tubes to prevent problems (such as aspiration pneumonia, diarrhea, vomiting, dehydration, metabolic abnormalities, nasal-pharyngeal ulcers) and help restore eating skills, if possible.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20060330Corrected By: 20060514
    4
    1...12
    Quality Care: Properly care for residents needing special services, including: injections, colostomy, ureostomy, ileostomy, tracheostomy care, tracheal suctioning, respiratory care, foot care, and prostheses.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20060330Corrected By: 20060514
    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: 20060330Corrected By: 20060514


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