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	Long Term Care Ombudsman	Not Available
	State Survey Agency	Not Available
	State Quality Improvement Organization	Not Available

LIFE CARE CENTER OF CHARLESTON	As of 04/14/2004
2600 ELMS PLANTATION BLVD N CHARLESTON, SC 29406 (843) 764-3500	Not located within a Hospital Both Resident and Family Councils 148 Certified Beds
Initial Date of Certification: 02/02/1994 Type of Ownership: For profit - Corporation A Multi-Nursing home (chain) Ownership	Medicare Certified Medicaid Certified

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Inspection Results information refers to the regulatory requirement that the nursing home failed to meet but does not reflect the entire inspection report.

Nursing Home Staffing information comes from reports that the nursing home reports to its state survey agency. It contains the nursing staff hours for a two-week period prior to the time of the state inspection. CMS receives this data and converts the reported information into the number of staff hours per resident per day.

Quality Measures

Quality Measures	Percentage for LIFE CARE CENTER OF CHARLESTON	National Average
Percent of Residents Whose Need for Help With Daily Activities Has Increased	25%	16%
Percent of Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain	10%	6%
Percent of High-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores	16%	14%
Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores	3%	3%
Percent of Residents Who Were Physically Restrained	9%	8%
Percent of Residents Who are More Depressed or Anxious	21%	15%
Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder	70%	47%
Percent of Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder	2%	6%
Percent of Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair	9%	4%
Percent of Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse	32%	13%
Percent of Residents With a Urinary Tract Infection	7%	8%
Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Delirium	6%	3%
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain	30%	22%
Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Pressure Sores	12%	21%

Inspection Results

LIFE CARE CENTER OF CHARLESTON 2600 ELMS PLANTATION BLVD N CHARLESTON, SC 29406 (843) 764-3500
Date of this inspection: 04/14/2004 Complaint Investigations During: 04/01/2003 - 06/30/2004 Total number of health deficiencies for this nursing home: 11 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. 1) Hire only people who have no legal history of abusing, neglecting or mistreating residents; or 2) report and investigate any acts or reports of abuse, neglect or mistreatment of residents. (04/14/2004)	05/14/2004	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. Make sure each resident is being watched and has assistance devices when needed, to prevent accidents. (12/31/2003)	01/30/2004	3 = Actual harm	Few
3. Give professional services that follow each resident's written care plan. (04/14/2004)		2 = Minimal harm or potential for actual harm	Few
4. Give proper treatment to residents with feeding tubes to prevent problems (such as aspiration pneumonia, diarrhea, vomiting, dehydration, metabolic abnormalities, nasal-pharyngeal ulcers) and help restore eating skills, if possible. (04/14/2004)	05/14/2004	2 = Minimal harm or potential for actual harm	Few
5. Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores. (04/14/2004)	05/14/2004	2 = Minimal harm or potential for actual harm	Few
6. Make sure each resident is being watched and has assistance devices when needed, to prevent accidents. (04/14/2004)		3 = Actual harm	Few
Resident Assessment 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 a doctor approves a resident's admission in writing and that each resident has a doctor. (11/05/2003)	12/05/2003	3 = 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)
8. Tell each resident who can get Medicaid benefits about 1) which items and services Medicaid covers and which the resident must pay for; or 2) how to apply for Medicaid, along with the names and addresses of State groups that can help. (11/05/2003)	12/05/2003	3 = Actual harm	Few
9. Immediately tell the resident, doctor, and a family member if: the resident is injured, there is a major change in resident's physical/mental health, there is a need to alter treatment significantly, or the resident must be transferred or discharged. (04/14/2004)	05/14/2004	2 = Minimal harm or potential for actual harm	Few
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Inspectors determined that the nursing home failed to:	Date of Correction	Level of Harm (Least -> Most)	Residents Affected (Few -> Some -> Many)
10. Act when the pharmacist reports something unusual. (04/14/2004)	05/14/2004	2 = Minimal harm or potential for actual harm	Few
Administration Deficiencies
Inspectors determined that the nursing home failed to:	Date of Correction	Level of Harm (Least -> Most)	Residents Affected (Few -> Some -> Many)
11. Keep accurate and appropriate medical records. (12/31/2003)	01/30/2004	2 = Minimal harm or potential for actual harm	Few

Nursing Home Staffing

Nursing Staff Hours Per Resident Per Day
	LIFE CARE CENTER OF CHARLESTON	State Average in	National Average
Number of Residents	142	42.8	89.2
RN Hours per Resident per Day*	0.39	1.7	0.7
LPN/LVN Hours per Resident per Day*	1.04	0.7	0.8
CNA Hours per Resident per Day*	1.97	4	2.4
Total Number of Nursing Staff Hours per Resident per Day*	3.4	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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