Pruitthealth- North Augusta

Pruitthealth- North Augusta - NORTH AUGUSTA, SC

1200 TALISMAN DRIVE, NORTH AUGUSTA, SC 29841

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PRUITTHEALTH- NORTH:

PRUITTHEALTH- NORTH

has been placed on our NHAA Watchlist for the following:

Immediate Jeopardy Findingsi

On April 10, 2023, state nursing home surveyors found that PRUITTHEALTH- NORTH caused IMMEDIATE JEOPARDY to residents.

All Recent Surveys:   2023-04-10

In 10 separate written deficiencies, state nursing home surveyors found that PRUITTHEALTH- NORTH caused IMMEDIATE JEOPARDY to residents (from March 27, 2013 to April 10, 2023).

All Surveys:   2013-03-27   2018-11-02   2023-04-10

Actual Harm Findingsi

On April 10, 2023, state nursing home surveyors found that PRUITTHEALTH- NORTH caused ACTUAL HARM to residents.

All Recent Surveys:   2023-04-10

In 29 separate written deficiencies, state nursing home surveyors found that PRUITTHEALTH- NORTH caused ACTUAL HARM to residents (from December 15, 2010 to April 10, 2023).

All Surveys:   2013-03-27   2012-06-21   2011-05-31   2010-12-15   2018-11-02   2018-04-24   2017-06-15   2023-04-10

Worst Nursing Home Ratingsi

PRUITTHEALTH- NORTH received the worst ratings for the following:

1-star out of 5
July, 2023

1-star out of 5
27 months total between January, 2014 and March, 2016

1-star out of 5
July, 2023

Source - These ratings are published monthly by CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)

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 PRUITTHEALTH- NORTH staffed at Inadequate levels?:

Days staffed below 2.2 hours of CNA time for each resident per day In 2020: 0.70181818181818
193 days
out of 275 days
In 2019: 0.22465753424658
82 days
out of 365 days
In 2018: 0.23835616438356
87 days
out of 365 days
In 2017: 0.44109589041096
161 days
out of 365 days
Average CNA care
per resident per day
In 2020: 2.05 hours
April 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe)
In 2019: 2.43 hours
January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe)
In 2018: 2.40 hours
January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe)
In 2017: 2.22 hours
January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe)
Average overall care
per resident per day
In 2020: 3.97 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(April 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020)
In 2019: 4.28 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019)
In 2018: 4.32 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018)
In 2017: 4.01 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 PRUITTHEALTH- NORTH residents?

  • 99.2% of residents need assistance with toileting and/or incontinent care
  • 99.2% of residents confined to wheelchair and/or bed
  • 95.9% of residents needed assistance transferring from bed and/or wheelchair
  • 25.2% of residents had dementia

Source -- Most recently published Resident Characteristics data (Form 672) submitted by this nursing home to CMS. (June 15, 2017)

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