APERION CARE:
- caused IMMEDIATE JEOPARDYi to residents
- caused ACTUAL HARMi to residents
- has been designated a Special Focus Facilityi
- had unsafe staffing levelsi
APERION CARE
has been placed on our NHAA Watchlist for the following:
Immediate Jeopardy Findingsi
In 13 separate written deficiencies, state nursing home surveyors found that APERION CARE caused IMMEDIATE JEOPARDY to residents (from March 27, 2020 to May 10, 2023).
All Surveys: 2020-03-27 2021-07-07 2021-09-02 2020-08-27 2023-01-31 2023-03-01 2023-05-10
Actual Harm Findingsi
In 27 separate written deficiencies, state nursing home surveyors found that APERION CARE caused ACTUAL HARM to residents (from January 28, 2011 to July 28, 2023).
All Surveys: 2011-01-28 2017-04-06 2020-03-27 2021-07-07 2021-09-02 2021-01-26 2021-03-26 2020-08-27 2020-12-15 2022-11-03 2022-01-27 2023-01-31 2022-05-06 2023-03-01 2023-03-30 2023-05-10 2023-07-28
Worst Nursing Home Ratingsi
APERION CARE received the worst ratings for the following:
48 months total between March, 2014 and September, 2019
28 months total between January, 2015 and September, 2019
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 APERION CARE staffed at Unsafe levels?:
182 days
out of 182 days In 2023: 100%
365 days
out of 365 days In 2022: 100%
365 days
out of 365 days In 2021: 100%
184 days
out of 184 days
per resident per day In 2024: 1.09 hours
January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2023: 1.04 hours
January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2022: 0.81 hours
January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2021: 0.46 hours
July 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2020: hours
No Data
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2019: hours
No Data
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2018: hours
No Data
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2017: hours
No Data
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe)
per resident per day In 2024: 1.77 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024) In 2023: 1.78 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023) In 2022: 1.40 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022) In 2021: 0.97 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(July 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021) In 2020: hours
of overall care per resident per day
(No Data) In 2019: hours
of overall care per resident per day
(No Data) In 2018: hours
of overall care per resident per day
(No Data) In 2017: hours
of overall care per resident per day
(No Data)
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 APERION CARE residents?
- 17.4% of residents need assistance with toileting and/or incontinent care
- 8.4% of residents had dementia
- 4.2% of residents confined to wheelchair and/or bed
- 1.6% 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. (November 17, 2017)
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