ALTOONA CENTER:
- caused ACTUAL HARMi to residents
- had unsafe staffing levelsi despite large revenues
ALTOONA CENTER
has been placed on our NHAA Watchlist for the following:
Actual Harm Findingsi
In 2 separate written deficiencies, state nursing home surveyors found that ALTOONA CENTER caused ACTUAL HARM to residents (from August 27, 2016 to August 27, 2016).
All Surveys: 2016-08-27
Worst Nursing Home Ratingsi
ALTOONA CENTER received the worst ratings for the following:
21 months total between May, 2019 and July, 2022
37 months total between June, 2017 and July, 2022
27 months total between January, 2014 and March, 2016
History of Unsafe 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 unsafe CNA staffing?
Below 2.0 hours of CNA time for each resident per day
"Less than 2.0 nurse aide hours per patient day is likely to result in poor care."
Was ALTOONA CENTER staffed at Unsafe levels?:
332 days
out of 365 days In 2021: 92.3%
337 days
out of 365 days In 2020: 91.8%
336 days
out of 366 days In 2019: 95.3%
348 days
out of 365 days In 2018: 84.1%
307 days
out of 365 days In 2017: 75.3%
275 days
out of 365 days
per resident per day In 2022: 1.70 hours
January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2021: 1.73 hours
January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2020: 1.79 hours
January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2019: 1.79 hours
January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2018: 1.84 hours
January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2017: 1.88 hours
January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe)
per resident per day In 2022: 3.57 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022) In 2021: 3.41 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021) In 2020: 3.54 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020) In 2019: 3.42 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019) In 2018: 3.61 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018) In 2017: 3.53 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 ALTOONA CENTER residents?
- 94.1% of residents needed assistance transferring from bed and/or wheelchair
- 93.1% of residents need assistance with toileting and/or incontinent care
- 60.8% of residents confined to wheelchair and/or bed
- 51.0% of residents had dementia
Source -- Most recently published Resident Characteristics data (Form 672) submitted by this nursing home to CMS. (March 23, 2018)
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