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AZALEA TRACE NURSING CENTER	As of 02/19/2004
910 TALBOTTON RD COLUMBUS, GA 31904 (706) 323-9513	Not located within a Hospital Both Resident and Family Councils 110 Certified Beds
Initial Date of Certification: 11/01/1989 Type of Ownership: Non profit - Corporation A Multi-Nursing home (chain) Ownership	Medicare Certified Medicaid Certified

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Quality Measures

Quality Measures	Percentage for AZALEA TRACE NURSING CENTER	National Average
Percent of Residents Whose Need for Help With Daily Activities Has Increased	19%	16%
Percent of Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain	3%	6%
Percent of High-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores	18%	14%
Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores	3%	3%
Percent of Residents Who Were Physically Restrained	3%	8%
Percent of Residents Who are More Depressed or Anxious	11%	15%
Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder	77%	47%
Percent of Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder	5%	6%
Percent of Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair	17%	4%
Percent of Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse	20%	13%
Percent of Residents With a Urinary Tract Infection	7%	8%
Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Delirium	NOT AVAILABLE	3%
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain	NOT AVAILABLE	22%
Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Pressure Sores	NOT AVAILABLE	21%

Inspection Results

AZALEA TRACE NURSING CENTER 910 TALBOTTON RD COLUMBUS, GA 31904 (706) 323-9513
Date of this inspection: 02/19/2004 Complaint Investigations During: 04/01/2003 - 06/30/2004 Total number of health deficiencies for this nursing home: 9 Average number of Health Deficiencies in : 5 Average number of Health Deficiencies in the United States: 7 Range of Health Deficiencies in : 1 - 12 View Previous Inspection Results
Mistreatment Deficiencies
Inspectors determined that the nursing home failed to:	Date of Correction	Level of Harm (Least -> Most)	Residents Affected (Few -> Some -> Many)
1. Write and use policies that forbid mistreatment, neglect and abuse of residents and theft of residents' property. (02/19/2004)	04/04/2004	2 = Minimal harm or potential for actual harm	Few
Quality Care Deficiencies
Inspectors determined that the nursing home failed to:	Date of Correction	Level of Harm (Least -> Most)	Residents Affected (Few -> Some -> Many)
2. Give each resident care and services to get or keep the highest quality of life possible. (02/19/2004)	04/04/2004	3 = Actual harm	Few
3. Give professional services that follow each resident's written care plan. (02/19/2004)	04/04/2004	2 = Minimal harm or potential for actual harm	Few
4. Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores. (02/19/2004)	04/04/2004	2 = Minimal harm or potential for actual harm	Few
5. Make sure that residents with loss of bladder control receive treatment or service to prevent infections and help get normal bladder control. (02/19/2004)	04/04/2004	2 = Minimal harm or potential for actual harm	Few
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Inspectors determined that the nursing home failed to:	Date of Correction	Level of Harm (Least -> Most)	Residents Affected (Few -> Some -> Many)
6. Properly hold, secure and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home. (02/19/2004)	04/04/2004	1 = Potential for minimal harm	Many
Environmental Deficiencies
Inspectors determined that the nursing home failed to:	Date of Correction	Level of Harm (Least -> Most)	Residents Affected (Few -> Some -> Many)
7. Make sure that staff members wash their hands when needed. (02/19/2004)	04/04/2004	2 = Minimal harm or potential for actual harm	Few
8. Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable. (02/19/2004)	04/04/2004	1 = Potential for minimal harm	Many
9. Provide needed housekeeping and maintenance. (02/19/2004)	04/04/2004	1 = Potential for minimal harm	Many

Nursing Home Staffing

Nursing Staff Hours Per Resident Per Day
	AZALEA TRACE NURSING CENTER	State Average in	National Average
Number of Residents	109	42.8	89.2
RN Hours per Resident per Day*	0.4	1.7	0.7
LPN/LVN Hours per Resident per Day*	0.82	0.7	0.8
CNA Hours per Resident per Day*	1.8	4	2.4
Total Number of Nursing Staff Hours per Resident per Day*	3.02	6.4	3.9

*Hours per resident per day is the average daily work (in hours) given by the entire group of nurses or nursing assistants divided by total number of residents. The amount of care given to each resident varies.

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Page Last Updated: January 22, 2004
Data Last Updated: August 2, 2004

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