WHITEFISH CARE:
- caused ACTUAL HARMi to residents
- has been designated a Special Focus Facilityi
- has received the worst ratingsi
- had unsafe staffing levelsi
WHITEFISH CARE
has been placed on our NHAA Watchlist for the following:
Actual Harm Findingsi
In 17 separate written deficiencies, state nursing home surveyors found that WHITEFISH CARE caused ACTUAL HARM to residents (from July 7, 2016 to May 24, 2023).
All Surveys: 2016-07-07 2017-01-12 2019-06-27 2020-04-09 2020-12-14 2023-05-24 2019-06-27 2023-03-02 2022-04-13 2020-09-01
Worst Nursing Home Ratingsi
WHITEFISH CARE received the worst ratings for the following:
For the last 53 consecutive months - February, 2020 to January, 2025
56 months total between January, 2017 and January, 2025
For the last 53 consecutive months - February, 2020 to January, 2025
53 months total between February, 2020 and January, 2025
27 months total between October, 2019 and June, 2024
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 WHITEFISH CARE staffed at Unsafe levels?:
164 days
out of 182 days In 2023: 99.5%
363 days
out of 365 days In 2022: 99.5%
363 days
out of 365 days In 2021: 86%
314 days
out of 365 days In 2020: 89.1%
245 days
out of 275 days In 2019: 79.5%
290 days
out of 365 days In 2018: 56.2%
205 days
out of 365 days In 2017: 69.6%
254 days
out of 365 days
per resident per day In 2024: 1.63 hours
January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2023: 1.16 hours
January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2022: 1.30 hours
January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2021: 1.59 hours
January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2020: 1.43 hours
April 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2019: 1.69 hours
January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2018: 1.95 hours
January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2017: 1.88 hours
January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe)
per resident per day In 2024: 2.83 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024) In 2023: 2.26 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023) In 2022: 2.52 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022) In 2021: 2.83 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021) In 2020: 2.42 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(April 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020) In 2019: 3.09 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019) In 2018: 3.50 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018) In 2017: 3.35 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 WHITEFISH CARE residents?
- 66.2% of residents confined to wheelchair and/or bed
- 64.9% of residents needed assistance transferring from bed and/or wheelchair
- 63.5% of residents need assistance with toileting and/or incontinent care
- 41.9% of residents had dementia
Source -- Most recently published Resident Characteristics data (Form 672) submitted by this nursing home to CMS. (January 12, 2017)
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