Posted by Gary R. Ilminen, RN (209.83.13.49) on January 07, 2001 at 17:24:41:
According to the latest report from the Health Care Financing
Administration (HCFA) nursing home performance continues to slide and the
survey process continues to document but not change the trend. Here are
some details based on 1999 data:
1. Top ten deficiency types have not changed much in the past three years. Here's information on some of them.
"Food Sanitation" remains most frequently cited at 26% of all facilities.
Up from 23.7% in 1998.
2. "Quality of care" has continued to increase, reaching second place at
21% of citations. This is up from 17.2% in 1998.
3. "Accidents" fell to third most frequent from second, but it still
represents 18.7% citations nationwide. Though it fell by one place in
overall frequency, it still increased in frequency from 18 % in 1998.
4. "Pressure sores" remained at fourth place in the top ten, but increased
in frequency from 17.1% to 18% of deficiencies cited.
5. "Failure to prevent accidents" rose from seventh in 1998 to fifth in
1999, increasing from 14.7% to 17.3%.
6. "Failure to preserve dignity" rose from ninth in frequency in 1998 to
sixth in 1999, increasing from 14.1% to 16.3%.
7. "Inadequate or inaccurate care plans fell from fifth in 1998 to seventh
in 1999, but still increased in frequency from 15.2% to 16.1%.
Hope you find this data helpful.
From the author of "Consumer Guide to Long-term Care." For more
information on this book for consumers, families and advocates concerned
about long-term care go to:
http://www.wisc.edu/wisconsinpress/books/3075.htm.