ROCK CANYON:
- caused IMMEDIATE JEOPARDYi to residents
- caused ACTUAL HARMi to residents
- had unsafe staffing levelsi despite large revenues
ROCK CANYON
has been placed on our NHAA Watchlist for the following:
Immediate Jeopardy Findingsi
On December 15, 2022, state nursing home surveyors found that ROCK CANYON caused IMMEDIATE JEOPARDY to residents.
All Recent Surveys: 2022-12-15
Actual Harm Findingsi
On December 15, 2022, state nursing home surveyors found that ROCK CANYON caused ACTUAL HARM to residents.
All Recent Surveys: 2022-12-15
In 10 separate written deficiencies, state nursing home surveyors found that ROCK CANYON caused ACTUAL HARM to residents (from March 15, 2016 to December 15, 2022).
All Surveys: 2016-03-15 2020-01-30 2018-08-30 2021-05-18 2022-06-28 2020-09-02 2019-11-12 2022-12-15
Worst Nursing Home Ratingsi
ROCK CANYON received the worst ratings for the following:
31 months total between July, 2016 and November, 2022
61 months total between June, 2016 and October, 2021
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
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 ROCK CANYON staffed at Unsafe levels?:
360 days
out of 365 days In 2021: 80%
292 days
out of 365 days In 2020: 74.9%
206 days
out of 275 days In 2019: 27.7%
101 days
out of 365 days In 2018: 12.1%
44 days
out of 365 days In 2017: 20%
73 days
out of 365 days
per resident per day In 2022: 1.57 hours
January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2021: 1.78 hours
January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2020: 1.83 hours
April 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2019: 2.14 hours
January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2018: 2.30 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)
per resident per day In 2022: 2.88 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022) In 2021: 3.14 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021) In 2020: 3.23 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(April 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020) In 2019: 3.43 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019) In 2018: 3.71 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018) In 2017: 3.55 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 ROCK CANYON residents?
- 100.0% of residents need assistance with toileting and/or incontinent care
- 100.0% of residents needed assistance transferring from bed and/or wheelchair
- 73.3% of residents confined to wheelchair and/or bed
- 18.7% of residents had dementia
Source -- Most recently published Resident Characteristics data (Form 672) submitted by this nursing home to CMS. (April 6, 2017)
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