PITTSBURG CARE:
- caused IMMEDIATE JEOPARDYi to residents
- caused ACTUAL HARMi to residents
- has received the worst ratingsi
- had inadequate staffing levelsi
PITTSBURG CARE
has been placed on our NHAA Watchlist for the following:
Immediate Jeopardy Findingsi
In 7 separate written deficiencies, state nursing home surveyors found that PITTSBURG CARE caused IMMEDIATE JEOPARDY to residents (from April 28, 2014 to October 13, 2020).
All Surveys: 2014-04-28 2016-12-01 2018-01-24 2020-10-13
Actual Harm Findingsi
On September 15, 2022 and September 15, 2022, state nursing home surveyors found that PITTSBURG CARE caused ACTUAL HARM to residents.
All Recent Surveys: 2022-09-15 2022-09-15
In 25 separate written deficiencies, state nursing home surveyors found that PITTSBURG CARE caused ACTUAL HARM to residents (from January 5, 2011 to September 15, 2022).
All Surveys: 2015-09-09 2016-02-09 2014-04-28 2012-05-30 2011-01-05 2011-08-19 2019-03-06 2015-12-16 2016-12-01 2018-01-24 2019-03-04 2018-09-27 2019-11-13 2021-03-04 2022-09-15 2022-09-15 2020-10-13
Worst Nursing Home Ratingsi
PITTSBURG CARE received the worst ratings for the following:
History of Inadequate Staffingi
Understaffing has a very human cost, not only to the dignity of nursing home residents but also to their basic safety and well-being. Click here for signs and symptoms of understaffing.
Understaffing has been determined to cause patient injury and deprive residents of essential care according to numerous scientific studies.
What is inadequate overall staffing?
Below 4.1 hours of RNs, LPNs, and CNAs time for each resident per day
"Residents need a minimum total of 4.10 hours of care from RNs, LPNs, and CNAs per day for safety and basic services.
- American Nurses Association’s Position Statement dated November 12, 2014
Was PITTSBURG CARE staffed at Inadequate levels?:
17 days
out of 366 days In 2019: 0.087671232876712
32 days
out of 365 days In 2018: 0.041095890410959
15 days
out of 365 days In 2017: 0.24657534246575
90 days
out of 365 days
per resident per day In 2020: 2.55 hours
January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2019: 2.56 hours
January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2018: 2.83 hours
January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2017: 2.70 hours
January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe)
per resident per day In 2020: 3.57 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020) In 2019: 3.64 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019) In 2018: 3.95 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018) In 2017: 4.27 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017)
Source — Payroll Based Journal daily staffing reports filed by this nursing home with CMS.
(For 2018, the most currently avaliable data is used above.)
Why do staffing levels matter to PITTSBURG CARE residents?
- 74.2% of residents need assistance with toileting and/or incontinent care
- 62.9% of residents had dementia
- 51.6% of residents confined to wheelchair and/or bed
- 50.0% of residents needed assistance transferring from bed and/or wheelchair
Source -- Most recently published Resident Characteristics data (Form 672) submitted by this nursing home to CMS. (December 1, 2016)
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