BLAIRE HOUSE OF WORCESTER
Nursing Home Inspector
116 HOUGHTON STREET
WORCESTER, MA 01604
Worcester County
Phone: 508-791-5543
Provider Number: 225443
Last Inspection: 04/12/2017
About the Nursing Home
Number of Beds: 75
Number of Residents: 68
Beds Available: 7
Percent Occupancy: 91%
Insurance Accepted: Medicare & Medicaid
Types of Councils: Both
Ownership: For profit - Corporation
Within Hospital?: NO
About State Inspection Deficiencies
Nursing Homes that are Medicare and/or Medicaid certified are licensed by the state and are required to comply with rigid standards enforced by regular facility inspections and extensive evaluations.
The state inspection deficiencies provided here are accounts reported by state inspectors of every discrepancy found where the home failed to meet the minimum standards set forth by state and federal regulations. If a home does not show any deficiencies, it has met the minimum standards required.
Please note: Findings in these inspections do not present a complete picture of the quality of care provided.
Information in this database should be interpreted carefully and used in conjunction with other sources, as well as a visit to the nursing home.
Deficiency Ratings
Our nursing home inspector tool compares the severity of deficiences rather than the number of deficiences. We calculate the severity of each deficiency using the formula:
Severity Rating = Scope + Level of Harm.
Deficiency Rating= Sum of ALL Severity Ratings
| Severity |
Scope |
Level of Harm |
| 2 |
1-Isolated |
1-Potential for minimal harm |
| 3 |
2-Pattern |
1-Potential for minimal harm |
| 3 |
1-Isolated |
2-Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| 4 |
3-Widespread |
1-Potential for minimal harm |
| 4 |
2-Pattern |
2-Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| 4 |
1-Isolated |
3-Actual harm |
| 5 |
3-Widespread |
2-Minimal harm or potential for actual harm |
| 5 |
2-Pattern |
3-Actual harm |
| 5 |
1-Isolated |
4-Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety |
| 6 |
3-Widespread |
3-Actual harm |
| 6 |
2-Pattern |
4-Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety |
| 7 |
3-Widespread |
4-Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety |
Deficiency Ratings
By Year
Lower Numbers Are Better
|
23
2017 |
32
2016 |
16
2014 |
Medicare Ratings
| Overall Rating: |
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| Health Rating: |
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| Staff Rating: |
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| Quality Rating: |
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Details by Inspection Date
| Failed To: Develop and implement policies for 1) screening and training employees; and the 2) prevention, identification, investigation, and reporting of any abuse, neglect, mistreatment and misappropriation of property. |
Pattern :
Minimal
|
 4
|
4/26/2017
|
| |
| Failed To: Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment by a qualified health professional. |
Isolated :
Minimal
|
 3
|
4/26/2017
|
| |
| Failed To: Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care. |
Isolated :
Minimal
|
3
|
4/26/2017
|
| |
| Failed To: Keep the rate of medication errors (wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong time) to less than 5%. |
Isolated :
Minimal
|
3
|
4/26/2017
|
| |
| Failed To: Maintain drug records and properly mark/label drugs and other similar products according to accepted professional standards. |
Isolated :
Minimal
|
3
|
4/26/2017
|
| |
| Failed To: Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading. |
Isolated :
Minimal
|
3
|
4/26/2017
|
| |
| Failed To: Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards. |
Pattern :
Minimal
|
4
|
4/26/2017
|
| |
| Failed To: Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. |
Isolated :
Minimal
|
3
|
4/25/2016
|
| |
| Failed To: Develop and implement policies for 1) screening and training employees; and the 2) prevention, identification, investigation, and reporting of any abuse, neglect, mistreatment and misappropriation of property. |
Isolated :
Minimal
|
3
|
4/25/2016
|
| |
| Failed To: Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment by a qualified health professional. |
Isolated :
Minimal
|
3
|
4/25/2016
|
| |
| Failed To: Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care. |
Isolated :
Minimal
|
3
|
4/25/2016
|
| |
| Failed To: Ensure that residents receive proper treatment and assistive devices to maintain their vision and hearing. |
Isolated :
Minimal
|
3
|
4/25/2016
|
| |
| Failed To: Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents. |
Isolated :
Minimal
|
3
|
4/25/2016
|
| |
| Failed To: Ensure that residents are safe from serious medication errors. |
Isolated :
Minimal
|
3
|
4/25/2016
|
| |
| Failed To: Maintain drug records and properly mark/label drugs and other similar products according to accepted professional standards. |
Pattern :
Minimal
|
4
|
4/25/2016
|
| |
| Failed To: Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading. |
Pattern :
Minimal
|
4
|
4/25/2016
|
| |
| Failed To: Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards. |
Isolated :
Minimal
|
3
|
4/25/2016
|
| |
| Failed To: Keep each resident free from physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. |
Isolated :
Minimal
|
3
|
1/23/2015
|
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| Failed To: Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. |
Isolated :
Minimal
|
3
|
1/23/2015
|
| |
| Failed To: Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care. |
Isolated :
Minimal
|
3
|
1/23/2015
|
| |
| Failed To: Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents. |
Pattern :
Minimal
|
4
|
1/23/2015
|
| |
| Failed To: Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards. |
Isolated :
Minimal
|
3
|
1/23/2015
|
| |
Complaint Investigation Deficiencies
These deficiencies resulted from complaints investigated by the state inspectors and substantiated.
No Complaint Deficiencies Reported
About The Staff
(
Higher Numbers Are Better)
| Staffing Hours Per Day Per Resident... |
This Facility |
County Avg |
MA State Avg |
| Number of Residents |
68 |
99.96 |
96.79 |
| Registered Nurses |
0.70 |
0.88 |
0.89 |
| Licensed Practical / Vocational Nurses |
0.79 |
1.00 |
0.84 |
| Certified Nursing Assistants |
2.78 |
2.37 |
2.30 |
| Total Staff Hours |
4.27
|
4.25 |
4.03 |
About the Residents
(
Lower Numbers Are Better)
| Percent of Residents... |
This Facility | % |
County Avg | % |
MA State Avg | % |
|
of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
|
|
1
|
|
4
|
|
4
|
|
of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine
|
|
93
|
|
93
|
|
92
|
|
of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine
|
|
99
|
|
96
|
|
95
|
|
of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
|
|
2
|
|
3
|
|
3
|
|
of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms
|
|
0
|
|
3
|
|
2
|
|
of long-stay residents who lose too much weight
|
|
7
|
|
5
|
|
5
|
|
of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication
|
|
26
|
|
22
|
|
20
|
|
of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
|
|
39
|
|
18
|
|
18
|
|
of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain
|
|
0
|
|
5
|
|
4
|
|
of long-stay residents who were physically restrained
|
|
11
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened
|
|
15
|
|
16
|
|
18
|
|
of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
|
|
13
|
|
14
|
|
14
|
|
of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
|
|
3
|
|
3
|
|
3
|
|
of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine
|
|
53
|
|
58
|
|
54
|
|
of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit
|
|
5
|
|
76
|
|
79
|
|
of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine
|
|
66
|
|
13
|
|
11
|
|
of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission
|
|
19
|
|
57
|
|
60
|
|
of short-stay residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
1
|