Pruitthealth-Savannah, Savannah, GA
In The News:
On March 23, 2017, Pruitthealth-Savannah certified to state surveyors that it had a whopping 2-week average of 3.48 care hours per resident per day (PPD) of certified nurse aide (CNA) time. This high reported staffing level placed Pruitthealth-Savannah in the top 5% best-staffed (RNs + LPNs + CNAs) nursing homes in the State of Georgia and in the top 3% best CNA staffed facilities in the state.
But the reported 3.48 hours of CNA time per resident per day was not consistent with payroll-based journal staffing records. In fact, there is not a single 2-week period from January 1, 2017 to June 30, 2017 where Pruitthealth-Savannah’s CNA PPD level averaged above 2.11 hours per patient day, based on its recently provided payroll-based journal staffing records. Its daily average was 1.92 hours per resident of CNA time—nowhere near 3.48.
Under-staffing has been determined to cause patient injury and dignity violations according to numerous scientific studies. (Click here to read some of these studies).
The Institute of Medicine and the American Nurses Association have concluded that each nursing home resident needs a minimum of 2.8 hours of CNA care per day for safety and basic services. But Pruitthealth-Savannah averaged only 1.92 of CNA care per resident per day from January 1, 2017 to June 30, 2017, based on its daily payroll staffing records.
These low staffing levels significantly reduced Pruitthealth-Savannah’s labor costs. According to its most recently published Medicare Cost Report, Pruitthealth-Savannah generated annual gross revenues of $14,793,003.
Personal Note from NHA–Advocates: NHAA shares with all the families of loved ones who are confined to nursing homes the pain and anguish of putting them in the care of someone else. We expect our loved ones to be treated with dignity and honor in the homes we place them. We cannot emphasize enough to family members of nursing home residents; frequent visits are essential to our loved ones’ well-being and safety. This nursing home and many others across the country are cited for abuse and neglect.
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Personal Note from NHA-Advocates
NHAA shares with all the families of loved ones who are confined to nursing homes the pain and anguish of putting them in the care of someone else. We expect our loved ones to be treated with dignity and honor in the homes we place them. We cannot emphasize enough to family members of nursing home residents; frequent visits are essential to our loved ones’ well-being and safety.
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