TRAIL LAKE:
- caused IMMEDIATE JEOPARDYi to residents
- caused ACTUAL HARMi to residents
- has been designated a Special Focus Facilityi
- had unsafe staffing levelsi despite large revenues
TRAIL LAKE
has been placed on our NHAA Watchlist for the following:
Immediate Jeopardy Findingsi
On June 14, 2024, state nursing home surveyors found that TRAIL LAKE caused IMMEDIATE JEOPARDY to residents.
All Recent Surveys: 2024-06-14
In 16 separate written deficiencies, state nursing home surveyors found that TRAIL LAKE caused IMMEDIATE JEOPARDY to residents (from December 30, 2016 to June 14, 2024).
All Surveys: 2016-12-30 2023-02-22 2023-02-22 2023-06-08 2023-08-02 2023-08-24 2023-10-21 2024-06-14
Actual Harm Findingsi
On June 14, 2024, state nursing home surveyors found that TRAIL LAKE caused ACTUAL HARM to residents.
All Recent Surveys: 2024-06-14
In 15 separate written deficiencies, state nursing home surveyors found that TRAIL LAKE caused ACTUAL HARM to residents (from December 30, 2016 to June 14, 2024).
All Surveys: 2016-12-30 2020-09-03 2023-02-22 2023-02-22 2023-06-08 2023-08-02 2023-08-24 2023-07-31 2023-10-21 2024-06-14
Worst Nursing Home Ratingsi
TRAIL LAKE received the worst ratings for the following:
64 months total between May, 2017 and April, 2024
64 months total between May, 2017 and April, 2024
31 months total between January, 2016 and November, 2021
77 months total between July, 2015 and April, 2024
44 months total between July, 2014 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 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 TRAIL LAKE staffed at Unsafe levels?:
54 days
out of 182 days In 2023: 77.8%
214 days
out of 275 days In 2022: 73.4%
268 days
out of 365 days In 2021: 60.3%
220 days
out of 365 days In 2020: 72.4%
265 days
out of 366 days In 2019: 58.6%
214 days
out of 365 days In 2018: 54.8%
200 days
out of 365 days In 2017: 68.3%
125 days
out of 183 days
per resident per day In 2024: 2.29 hours
January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2023: 1.32 hours
April 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2022: 1.75 hours
January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2021: 1.84 hours
January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2020: 1.91 hours
January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2019: 1.95 hours
January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2018: 1.97 hours
January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2017: 1.91 hours
April 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe)
per resident per day In 2024: 3.68 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024) In 2023: 2.32 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(April 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023) In 2022: 2.94 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022) In 2021: 3.12 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021) In 2020: 3.15 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020) In 2019: 3.26 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019) In 2018: 3.29 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018) In 2017: 3.12 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 TRAIL LAKE residents?
- 97.6% of residents needed assistance transferring from bed and/or wheelchair
- 96.5% of residents need assistance with toileting and/or incontinent care
- 90.6% of residents confined to wheelchair and/or bed
- 54.1% 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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