HomeMy WebLinkAboutBrookshire 2019-05-15
Community Advisory Committee Quarterly/Annual Visitation Report
County: Orange Facility Type:
Family Care Home X Nursing Home
Adult Care Home Combination Home
Facility Name/Address:
Brookshire Senior Living
300 Meadowland Dr
Hillsborough, NC 27278
Visit Date: 5/15/2019 Time spent in facility: 1 hr Arrival time: 11:00 am
Name of person exit interview was held with: Logan Wilson, Quality Assurance Director Interview was held: X in Person Phone
and Josh Stevens, Administrator
Committee Members Present: Jerry Ann Gregory, Carol Kelly, Vibeke Talley Report Completed by: Vibeke Talley
Number of Residents who received personal visits from committee members: 8
Resident Rights Information is clearly visable. X Yes No Ombudsman Contact Info is correct and clearly posted: X Yes No
The most recent survey was readily accessible: X Yes No
(Required for Nursing Homes Only)
Staffing information clearly posted: X Yes No
Resident Profile Yes/No/NA Comments/Other Observations
1. Do the residents appear neat, clean and odor free? Yes
2. Did residents say they receive assistance with personal care
activities? Ex. brushing their teeth, combing their hair, inserting
dentures or cleaning their eyeglasses? Yes*
2. Committee member followed up with resident
who at previous visit stated that she would like
to get up earlier. Resident said that she is
getting up earlier now as she requested.
3. Did you see or hear residents being encouraged to participate in
their care by staff members? N/A
4. Were residents interacting with staff, other residents & visitors? Yes
5. Did staff respond to or interact with residents who had difficulty
communicating or making their needs known verbally? Yes
6. Did you observe restraints in use? No
7. If so, did you ask staff about the facility’s restraint policies? N/A
Resident Living Accommodations Yes/No/NA Comments/Other Observations
8. Did residents describe their living environment as homelike? Yes
9. Did you notice unpleasant odors in commonly used areas? Yes* 9. A small area close to the nursing station had
an unpleasant odor.
10. Did you see items that could cause harm or be hazardous? No* 10. One door labeled to be locked at all times
was not locked, however nothing hazardous was
found in the room.
11. Did residents feel their living areas were too noisy? N/A
12. Does the facility accommodate smokers?
Where? Outside only Inside only Both Inside/Outside
No
13. Were residents able to reach their call bells with ease? Yes
14. Did staff answer call bells in a timely & courteous manner?
If no, did you share this with the administrative staff?
Yes* 14. This was an area of concern at the last visit
but response from residents this time is that call
bells are responded to in a reasonable time
most of the time.Two assisted living residents
mentioned call bells were rarely necessary as
staff checked in on them often and that staff
were visible in the hallways.
Resident Services Yes/No/NA Comments/Other Observations
15. Were residents asked their preferences or opinions about the
activities planned for them at the facility?
Yes* 15. Activities are varied and being carried out as
scheduled even though the facility has been
without an Activity Director since early this year
due to illness. A new Activity Director is being
hired and to start work soon.
16. Do residents have the opportunity to purchase personal items of
their choice using their monthly needs funds?
Can residents access their monthly needs funds at their
convenience?
Yes
Yes
17. Are residents asked their preferences about meal/snack
choices?
Are they given a choice about where they prefer to dine?
Yes*
Yes
17. Comments on food were mostly positive.
One person expressed appreciation that
alternatives were always available if she did not
want an item on the menu.
18. Do residents have privacy in making and receiving phone calls? Yes
19. Is there evidence of community involvement from other civic,
volunteer or religious groups?
Yes
20. Does the facility have a Resident’s Council?
Family Council?
Yes
No
Areas of Concern Yes/No/NA Exit Summary
Are there resident issues or topics that need follow-up or review at a later
time or during the next visit?
No issues to follow up on.
Topics to follow up on:
Resident satisfaction with 12 hour shifts.
Meet with new Activity Director.
Discuss items from “Areas of Concern” Section
as well as any changes observed during the
visit.
In our conversation with the Quality Assurance
Director and the Administrator we discussed the
items shown above.
Brookshire has shifted from 8 hour shifts to 12
hour shifts for CNAs and nurses. Unit managers
and the DON continue to work 8 hour shifts.
According to Administrator and Quality
Assurance Director the change has been well
received by both staff and residents.
This Document is PUBLIC RECORD. Do not identify any Resident(s) by name or inference on this form.
Top Copy is for the Regional Ombudsman’s Record. Bottom Copy is for the CAC’s Records.