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SUMMIT HEALTH CARE CENTER, INC
50 N. PENNA AVE.
WILKES BARRE, PA  18701

(717) 825-3488

Size (date of last inspection: 20060407)
120 total beds available
113 current residents
94% occupied

Staff Presence
3.36 nurse hours per resident per day
0.7 with Registered Nurses
1.09 with Licensed Practical Nurses
1.57 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 partnership
  • This home is not located within a hospital
  • The owner does own other homes
  • This home has resident councils

    Resident Details (survey date: 20060407)
    12%Percent of Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight
    0%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Delirium
    21%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Pressure Sores
    0%Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain
    20%Percent of Residents Whose Need for Help With Daily Activities Has Increased
    7%Percent of Residents With a Urinary Tract Infection
    11%Percent of Residents Who are More Depressed or Anxious
    67%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder
    0%Percent of Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain
    19%Percent of Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse
    0%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    7%Percent of Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder
    3%Percent of Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair
    17%Percent of High-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    1%Percent of Residents Who Were Physically Restrained

    Deficiencies Found in Home Inspections
    7
    1...12
    Quality Care: Make sure that each resident's nutritional needs were met.
    Level of Harm: Actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20050506Corrected By: 20050627
    7
    1...12
    Quality Care: Give each resident care and services to get or keep the highest quality of life possible.
    Level of Harm: Actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20040430Corrected By: 20040629
    6
    1...12
    Environmental: Get rid of garbage properly.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Widespread
    Survey Date: 20040430Corrected By: 20040629
    5
    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: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20040430Corrected By: 20040629
    5
    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: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20050506Corrected By: 20050627
    5
    1...12
    Mistreatment: Keep each resident free from physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20060407Corrected By: 20060606
    5
    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: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20060407Corrected By: 20060606
    5
    1...12
    Administration: Keep accurate and appropriate medical records.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20040430Corrected By: 20040629
    5
    1...12
    Pharmacy Service: Keep drugs and other similar products locked safely and properly stored.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20040430Corrected By: 20040629
    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: 20060407Corrected By: 20060606
    5
    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: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20040430Corrected By: 20040629
    5
    1...12
    Environmental: Provide needed housekeeping and maintenance.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20040430Corrected By: 20040629
    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: 20060407Corrected By: 20060606
    4
    1...12
    Administration: Keep accurate and appropriate medical records.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20050506Corrected By: 20050627
    4
    1...12
    Pharmacy Service: Act when the pharmacist reports something unusual.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20050506Corrected By: 20050627
    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: 20050506Corrected By: 20050627
    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: 20050506Corrected By: 20050627
    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: 20050506Corrected By: 20050627
    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: 20050506Corrected By: 20050627
    4
    1...12
    Pharmacy Service: Make sure that the pharmacist reports anything unusual to the doctor on duty and the director of nursing.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20040430Corrected By: 20040629
    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: 20040430Corrected By: 20040629
    4
    1...12
    Administration: Keep clinical information safe, so that it will not be lost, destroyed or used by the wrong person.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20060407Corrected By: 20060606

    Hospitals in Wilkes Barre:

    GEISINGER SOUTH WILKES-BARRE
    25 CHURCH STREET PO BOX 658
    WILKES BARRE, PA
    Phone: 5708263100

    GEISINGER WYOMING VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER
    100O EAST MOUNTAIN BLVD
    WILKES BARRE, PA
    Phone: 5708267300


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