Liberty Nursing And Rehab Ctr Of Mecklenburg Cty

Overall Facility Star Rating:

Address:

3700 Shamrock Dr
Charlotte, NC 28215, Mecklenburg County

Phone:

(704)940-8300

Medicare Cost Reports Available from:

1996-05-01 To 2010-09-30

Health Survey Star Rating:

Health Survey:

18 Deficiencies Listed | 2010-05-27

Fire Survey:

19 Deficiencies Listed | 2010-06-30 | Sprinkler Status: partially sprinklered

Ownership Type:

For profit - Corporation

A Multi-Nursing home (chain) Ownership:

Yes

Resident and Family Councils:

Both

Continuing Care Retirement Community:

No

Special Focus Facility:

No

Program Participation:

Medicare and Medicaid

Located in a Hospital?

No

Certified Beds:

289

Residents:

170

Occupancy:

59%

Resident Councils

The law requires nursing homes to allow councils to be set up by residents and families. Resident and family councils can facilitate communications with staff. If a nursing home does not have a resident and family council, ask the administrator why. If there is a council, ask to talk with council presidents to get a sense of how the nursing home has acted on their concerns.

Ownership Type

Nursing homes can be run by private for-profit corporations, non-profit corporations, religious affiliated organizations, or government entities. Quality of nursing homes can vary within each of these different types of ownership. Each nursing home needs to be judged on its own merits.

Multiple Nursing Home Ownership

Multi-nursing home chains have two or more homes under one ownership or operation.

Registered Nurse

Registered nurses (RNs) have between 2 and 6 years of education

Licensed Practical and Vocational Nurse

Licensed practical and vocational nurses (LPNs/LVNs) generally have 1 year of training. By law, RNs must assess residents' needs. RNs and LPNs/LVNs work together to plan care, implement care and treatment, and evaluate residents' outcomes. Nurses must be licensed in the state and are on site to provide care to residents twenty-four hours per day, seven days a week.

Certified Nursing Assistant

Certified nursing assistants (CNAs) provide care on a twenty-four hour basis. They work under the direction of a licensed nurse to assist residents with activities of daily living, i.e., eating, grooming, hygiene, dressing, transferring, and toileting. To become a full time certified nursing assistants (CNAs) one must have completed a competency evaluation program or nurse assistant training within 4 months of their permanent employment. They must also pursue continuing education each year.

On Site Services

On site services provide insight into the actual services that the Nursing Home offers. These services include dental service, dietary service, mental health service and others. This information will allow you to see if the Nursing Home provides these services or if they contract with an outside agency for these services.

Percentage of Residents Whose Ability to Move about in and around Their Room Got Worse

This measure indicates the percentage of residents whose ability to move about, either by walking or using a wheelchair, in their room and the hallway near their room, got worse since their last assessment. (Lower percentages are better.)

A decline in physical activity may come with age due to muscle loss, joint stiffness, worsening illness, fear of injury, or depression. Residents who lose mobility may also lose the ability to perform other activities of daily living, like eating, dressing, or getting to the bathroom. In some cases, however, the decline measured may be temporary and due to a short-term illness the resident is experiencing at the time of the assessment.

A lack of movement affects the resident in many ways. It becomes difficult to participate in physical and social activities. Sleep quality can suffer. The risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, or blood clots can increase. Depression and anxiety can worsen. Staying in one position and constant pressure on the skin can increase the chance of pressure sores. It is important for residents to be as active as possible.

Nursing home staff can help residents move around more. For instance, they can encourage residents to take part in physical and social activities or take them for regular walks if they need help. Most residents value being able to move about on their own and take care of themselves. It is important that nursing home staff encourage residents to do as much as they can for themselves and stay as active as physically possible. Some residents will decline in their ability to move about, even though the nursing home staff makes a good effort to keep them more active

Percentage of High Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores

This measure indicates the percent of residents, among all residents at high risk for getting pressure sores, who get a pressure sore in the nursing home. (Lower percentages are better.) A resident is at high risk for getting pressure sores if he or she is in a coma, doesn't get the nutrients they need (like water, vitamins, and minerals), or can't move or change position on their own.

A pressure sore is a skin wound. Pressure sores are sometimes called bedsores. These sores can be caused by pressure on the skin from chairs, wheelchairs, or beds. Pressure sores usually develop on bony parts of the body such as the tailbone, hip, ankle, or heel. They are usually caused by constant pressure on one part of the skin.

Pressure sores may:

• be painful
• take a long time to heal
• cause other complications such as skin and bone infections

Percentage of Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair

This measure indicates the percentage of residents who spent most of their time in bed or in a chair in their room during the 7-day assessment period. (Lower percentages are better.)

A decline in physical activity may come with age due to muscle loss, joint stiffness, fear of injury, worsening illness, or depression. Residents who spend too much time in bed or a chair may lose the ability to perform activities of daily living, like eating, dressing, or getting to the bathroom.

Staying in a bed or chair affects the resident in many ways. Unused muscles get weaker. It becomes difficult to participate in physical and social activities. Sleep quality can suffer. The risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, or blood clots can increase. Depression and anxiety can worsen. Staying in one position, and constant pressure on the skin can increase the chance of pressure sores. It is important for residents to be as active as possible.

Nursing home staff can help residents be more active. For instance, they can encourage residents to take part in physical activities or take them for regular walks if they need help. Most residents value being able to take care of themselves. It is important that nursing home staff encourage residents to do as much as they can for themselves and stay as active as physically possible. Some residents will choose to remain in bed or in a chair even though the nursing home staff makes a good effort to keep them more active. It is also important to note that some residents may be counted in this measure if their assessment period occurs when they are temporarily ill and are remaining in bed due to a short-term problem.

Percentage of Residents Who Were Physically Restrained

This measure indicates the percent of residents in the nursing home who were physically restrained daily during the 7-day assessment period. (Lower percentages are better.)

A physical restraint is any device, material, or equipment attached or adjacent to a resident's body, which the individual cannot remove easily, that keeps a resident from moving freely or prevents them normal access to their body. Examples of physical restraints include special types of vests, chairs with lap trays, lap belts, and enclosed walkers. Bed rails (side rails) are also considered restraints in certain situations, but they are not used in the calculation of this measure.

Restraints should only be used when they are necessary as part of the treatment of a resident's medical condition. Only a doctor can order a restraint. Restraints should never be used to punish a resident or to make things easier for the staff. Facilities are not allowed to use restraints based solely on a family's request, unless there is a documented medical need and a doctor's order. A resident who is restrained daily can become weak, lose the ability to go to the bathroom by themselves, and develop pressure sores or other medical complications.

Percentage of Residents Whose Need for Help with Daily Activities Has Increased

The daily activities that this measure counts include:

• feeding oneself
• moving from one chair to another
• changing positions while in bed
• going to the bathroom alone

Residents are checked routinely to see how they function doing these basic daily activities. Some loss of function may be expected in the elderly. If they are in poor health or if they are ill (for example, if they have pneumonia, an infection, a recent injury, or a chronic problem like asthma that has flared up), they may have a temporary loss of function. Sudden or rapid loss of one or more of these basic daily tasks could mean the resident needs medical attention.

Most residents value being able to take care of themselves. It is important that nursing home staff encourage residents to do as much as they can for themselves. In some cases, it may take more staff time to allow residents to do these tasks than to do the tasks for them. Residents who still do these basic daily activities with little help may feel better about themselves and stay more active. This can affect their health in a good way. When people stop taking care of themselves, it may mean that their health has gotten worse. The resident's ability to perform daily functions is important in maintaining their current health status and quality of life. Some residents will lose function in their basic daily activities even though the nursing home provides good care.

Percentage of Low Risk Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels and Bladder

This measure indicates the percent of residents who often lose control of their bowels or bladder. (Lower percentages are better.) This information is only based on residents who have a low risk for losing control of their bowel or bladder. Residents have a low risk for losing bowel and bladder control if they do not have either severe dementia (memory loss) or a very limited ability to move on their own.

Loss of bowel or bladder control is not a normal sign of aging and can often be successfully treated. Loss of bowel and bladder control can be caused by:

• physical problems (like constipation, muscle weakness, or a bladder infection)
• location problems (like the bathroom being too far away)
• reaction to medication
• limited ability to walk or move around
• diet and fluid intake
• toilet routine (timing trips to the bathroom)
• whether someone can provide assistance when needed
• certain medical conditions, such as diabetes, dementia, spinal cord injury, or neurological disease

Finding the cause and treating a problem with bowel or bladder control is important for many reasons. Physically, it can help prevent infections and pressure sores. Mentally, treatment can help the well being of the resident by restoring dignity and social interaction. Having fewer residents with bowel and bladder control problems can give the nursing home staff more time to provide other care.

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