It’s about the residents While failing to correct deficiencies can get communities into hot water, that’s not the primary reason for both making the correc- tions and reviewing the systems that allowed them in the first place. ”It’s not just to satisfy the state,” LeBar
said. ”The deficiencies are kind of like a warning bell that, ’Hey, you’re not satisfy- ing us.’ Pretty soon you’re not going to be satisfying your residents—or maybe you’re already not satisfying your residents.” The value in this data is in its use—to guide you and your company to make informed decisions on improving quality assurance programs for your assisted living and memory care residents and staff.
Data limitations to note The data provided through CarePrepare™ is limited to that which is made available from each state. While it includes the majority of the United States (17 states at the time of this data analysis and up to 31 states at the time of publishing) and goes through extensive quality assurance reviews, it is not inclusive of all states and we cannot warrant the com- pleteness or accuracy of each state's data. However, the data is collected directly from
the state and not submitted by operators, so there is reliability and consistency through
“It’s not just to satisfy the state,” says consultant Loretta LeBar. “The deficiencies are kind of like a warning bell that, ‘Hey, you’re not satisfying us.’ Pretty soon, you’re not going to be satisfying your residents—or maybe you’re already not satisfying your residents.”
TOP DEFICIENCIES BY STATE STATE
TOP DEFICIENCY Arizona
California Colorado Florida Georgia Iowa
Idaho
Indiana Kansas
Maryland Michigan Missouri Montana
North Carolina New Jersey New York Ohio
Oregon Texas
Virginia Wisconsin Emergency Services and Procedures
Safe/Functional/Sanitary/Comfortable Environment Medication Storage/Administration/Documentation/Errors Training Training
Care Plans Life Safety—General
Medication Storage/Administration/Documentation/Errors Medication Storage/Administration/Documentation/Errors Qualified Staff Staffing Levels
Emergency Services and Procedures
Medication Storage/Administration/Documentation/Errors Physical Plant Resident Rights
Medication Storage/Administration/Documentation/Errors Medication Storage/Administration/Documentation/Errors Abuse & Neglect Training
Medication Storage/Administration/Documentation/Errors Medication Storage/Administration/Documentation/Errors
that process. Different states survey at differ- ent frequencies, so citation data per year may not include all providers being surveyed but will identify areas most frequently cited by the state for those who were surveyed. The subcategories of citations provid-
ed in CarePrepare™ are proprietary and customized to normalize citation data from across the United States. While some states provide many years of data, others only
provide the most recent survey information. CarePrepare™ includes all of the re-
cently available data (with 2017 being the most complete year) and will provide more complete years of historical data for all in- cluded states as we move forward and add new information. This article includes data for 2017 as complete data from 2018 was not available at publication. Leo Williams contributed to this article.
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