ASHLAND NURSING:
- caused IMMEDIATE JEOPARDYi to residents
- caused ACTUAL HARMi to residents
- has been designated a Special Focus Facilityi
- has received the worst ratingsi
- had unsafe staffing levelsi despite large revenues
ASHLAND NURSING
has been placed on our NHAA Watchlist for the following:
Immediate Jeopardy Findingsi
In 6 separate written deficiencies, state nursing home surveyors found that ASHLAND NURSING caused IMMEDIATE JEOPARDY to residents (from January 16, 2018 to January 10, 2019).
All Surveys: 2018-01-16 2019-01-10
Actual Harm Findingsi
In 7 separate written deficiencies, state nursing home surveyors found that ASHLAND NURSING caused ACTUAL HARM to residents (from September 17, 2010 to January 10, 2019).
All Surveys: 2016-03-31 2012-10-05 2012-02-24 2010-09-17 2018-01-16 2019-01-10
Worst Nursing Home Ratingsi
ASHLAND NURSING received the worst ratings for the following:
For the last 9 consecutive months - April, 2024 to January, 2025
112 months total between January, 2014 and January, 2025
For the last 13 consecutive months - November, 2023 to January, 2025
113 months total between January, 2014 and January, 2025
30 months total between July, 2015 and November, 2019
For the last 36 consecutive months - October, 2021 to January, 2025
56 months total between February, 2016 and January, 2025
57 months total between January, 2015 and June, 2022
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."
What is inadequate CNA staffing?
Below 2.8 hours of CNA time for each resident per day
"Residents need a minimum of 2.80 hours of CNA care per day for safety and basic services.
- Institute of Medicine’s Keeping Patients Safe, 2004, and American Nurses Association’s Position Statement dated November 12, 2014
Was ASHLAND NURSING staffed at Unsafe levels?:
169 days
out of 182 days In 2023: 100%
275 days
out of 275 days In 2022: 71.5%
261 days
out of 365 days In 2021: 84.4%
308 days
out of 365 days In 2020: 77.9%
285 days
out of 366 days In 2019: 43.3%
158 days
out of 365 days In 2018: 37.3%
136 days
out of 365 days In 2017: 37%
135 days
out of 365 days
per resident per day In 2024: 1.27 hours
January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2023: 1.29 hours
April 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2022: 1.80 hours
January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2021: 1.54 hours
January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2020: 1.74 hours
January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2019: 2.05 hours
January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2018: 2.09 hours
January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2017: 2.08 hours
January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe)
per resident per day In 2024: 2.52 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024) In 2023: 2.29 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(April 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023) In 2022: 2.90 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022) In 2021: 2.53 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021) In 2020: 2.77 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020) In 2019: 3.11 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019) In 2018: 3.14 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018) In 2017: 3.14 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 ASHLAND NURSING residents?
- 94.1% of residents needed assistance transferring from bed and/or wheelchair
- 85.2% of residents need assistance with toileting and/or incontinent care
- 59.8% of residents confined to wheelchair and/or bed
- 41.4% of residents had dementia
Source -- Most recently published Resident Characteristics data (Form 672) submitted by this nursing home to CMS. (September 29, 2017)
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