PLEASANT MEADOWS:
- 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
PLEASANT MEADOWS
has been placed on our NHAA Watchlist for the following:
Immediate Jeopardy Findingsi
On May 23, 2024, state nursing home surveyors found that PLEASANT MEADOWS caused IMMEDIATE JEOPARDY to residents.
All Recent Surveys: 2024-05-23
In 6 separate written deficiencies, state nursing home surveyors found that PLEASANT MEADOWS caused IMMEDIATE JEOPARDY to residents (from August 3, 2021 to May 23, 2024).
All Surveys: 2021-08-03 2021-09-27 2022-10-26 2024-05-23
Actual Harm Findingsi
On May 23, 2024, state nursing home surveyors found that PLEASANT MEADOWS caused ACTUAL HARM to residents.
All Recent Surveys: 2024-05-23
In 29 separate written deficiencies, state nursing home surveyors found that PLEASANT MEADOWS caused ACTUAL HARM to residents (from February 17, 2010 to May 23, 2024).
All Surveys: 2010-02-17 2010-11-12 2012-04-13 2015-04-08 2020-02-19 2020-12-10 2021-03-03 2021-08-03 2021-09-27 2021-11-15 2021-12-28 2022-02-08 2022-04-14 2022-07-29 2022-10-26 2023-01-03 2023-04-21 2023-06-07 2023-09-28 2023-11-08 2024-01-30 2024-05-23
Worst Nursing Home Ratingsi
PLEASANT MEADOWS received the worst ratings for the following:
For the last 52 consecutive months - March, 2020 to January, 2025
52 months total between March, 2020 and January, 2025
For the last 43 consecutive months - February, 2021 to January, 2025
43 months total between February, 2021 and January, 2025
55 months total between January, 2016 and November, 2022
For the last 17 consecutive months - July, 2023 to January, 2025
20 months total between September, 2022 and January, 2025
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 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
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 PLEASANT MEADOWS staffed at Inadequate levels?:
150 days
out of 182 days In 2023: 0.66849315068493
189 days
out of 365 days In 2022: 0.23013698630137
84 days
out of 365 days In 2021: 0.66849315068493
252 days
out of 365 days In 2020: 0.66666666666667
244 days
out of 366 days In 2019: 0.34246575342466
125 days
out of 365 days In 2018: 0.24109589041096
88 days
out of 365 days In 2017: 0.41454545454545
114 days
out of 275 days
per resident per day In 2024: 2.00 hours
January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2023: 2.21 hours
January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2022: 2.44 hours
January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2021: 2.08 hours
January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2020: 2.07 hours
January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2019: 2.32 hours
January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2018: 2.36 hours
January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2017: 2.26 hours
April 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe)
per resident per day In 2024: 3.07 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024) In 2023: 3.30 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023) In 2022: 3.87 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022) In 2021: 3.40 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021) In 2020: 3.24 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: 3.41 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018) In 2017: 3.48 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(April 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 PLEASANT MEADOWS residents?
- 86.4% of residents need assistance with toileting and/or incontinent care
- 74.8% of residents needed assistance transferring from bed and/or wheelchair
- 54.4% of residents confined to wheelchair and/or bed
- 43.7% of residents had dementia
Source -- Most recently published Resident Characteristics data (Form 672) submitted by this nursing home to CMS. (November 17, 2017)
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