![]() If there are more residents needing help with ADL’s, then more C.N.A.’s would be required. There is an ongoing debate about feeding tube usage and medication usage in nursing homes, as both have increased dramatically in what some say is a way to compensate for a lack of staff to provide adequate care to active residents. Nursing home and long-term care facilities in Pennsylvania have been ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic. When there are not enough nursing aides staffed, residents miss showers, miss getting dressed daily, miss physical therapy and miss participating in activities. Percent of Long-term Residents whose Need for Help with Daily Activities has Increased: Residents needing more assistance with their ADL’s (Activities of Daily Living), require more assistance from a nursing aide. As assistance with personal care, exercise and meals directly impact the ability of a resident to recover from illnesses and maintain healthy aging, the C.N.A.-staff-to-resident ratio is a high indicator of the amount of care that will be provided. This is why often private caregivers are hired to assist residents in the nursing home during the time period that Medicare is paying for the nursing home care. Residents with extra care needs can take up much more of a nursing aides time during a shift. Rehab At Rivers Edges star ratings compare as follows: Overall Rating: 1 stars compared to the NJ average of 3.65 and a National average of 3.32. If this number is higher, does the nursing home likewise have a higher percentage of nursing aide staff to residents?Ĭertified Nursing Aide (C.N.A.) Hours per Resident per Day: Caregiverlist weights this ranking higher, as a C.N.A.’s largest frustration while employed at a nursing home is the inability to adequately care for all of their assigned residents. This results in a 88.41 daily average occupancy rate compared to the New Jersey average of 66.54 and a national average of 81.38. ![]() The higher the percentage of residents with pressure sores indicates the need for more C.N.A.’s to assist and for the question to be asked: Are these residents arriving to the nursing home with pressure sores or developing them after they arrive? Pressure sores can lead to infections and mobility issues. Residents with pressure sores need to be repositioned regularly to allow the sores to heal and to prevent new pressure sores from developing (repositioning every 2-hours). Percentage of Short-stay Residents with Pressure Sores: We have color coded the matrix below to make it easier to. Medicare evaluates each problem based on 2 scales: the number of residents affected by a problem and the severity of the potential or actual harm to residents based on the problem. Overall Medicare Star Rating: This is the rating for the overall results of the government inspection reports. Some issues within a nursing home are much more severe than others. ![]()
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