HomeMy WebLinkAboutPruitt Carolina Point CAC 2023-06-07 Community Advisory Committee Quarterly/Annual Visitation Report
County: Orange Facility Type: Facility Name/Address: Carolina Point- Pruitt Health
❑Family Care Home ❑XNursing Home
❑Adult Care Home ❑Combination Home
Visit Date: 6/7/23 Time spent in facility: 1 hr Arrival time: 4:00 pm
Name of person exit interview was held with: Interview was held: ❑X in Person ❑ Phone
X❑Admin. ❑ SIC (Supervisor in Charge) ❑ Other Staff Rep. (Name& Title)Andrew Bowman, Exec Director
Committee Members Present: Carol Kelly, Stephanie Boswell, Bob Report Completed by: Carol Kelly
Ashburn
Number of Residents who received personal visits from committee members: 9
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: ❑ Yes ❑ XNo Staffing information clearly posted: ❑X Yes ❑ No
Required for Nursing Homes Onl
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 Yes
activities? Ex. brushing their teeth, combing their hair,
inserting dentures or cleaning their eyeglasses?
3. Did you see or hear residents being encouraged to no
participate in their care by staff members?
4. Were residents interacting with staff, other residents & yes
visitors?
5. Did staff respond to or interact with residents who had NA
difficulty communicating or making their needs known
verbally?
6. Did you observe restraints in use? no
7. If so, did you ask staff about the facility's restraint policies?
Resident Living Accommodations Yes/No/NA Comments/Other Observations
8. Did residents describe their living environment as homelike? no
9. Did you notice unpleasant odors in commonly used areas? yes Unpleasant odors noted in one hallway.
10. Did you see items that could cause harm or be hazardous? no
11. Did residents feel their living areas were too noisy? no
12. Does the facility accommodate smokers? NA
Where? ❑ Outside only ❑ Inside only ❑ Both Inside/Outside
13. Were residents able to reach their call bells with ease? yes
14. Did staff answer call bells in a timely&courteous manner? A few residents noted the wait for call bells to
If no, did you share this with the administrative staff? be answered could be up to 45 minutes.
Resident15. Were residents asked their preferences or opinions about the NA A few residents commented that they enjoyed
activities planned for them at the facility? Bingo; others mentioned they did not participate
in activities.
16. Do residents have the opportunity to purchase personal items of
their choice using their monthly needs funds? yes
Can residents access their monthly needs funds at their
convenience?
17. Are residents asked their preferences about meal/snack choices? The administrator noted that there was an
Are they given a choice about where they prefer to dine? yes alternative menu.
18. Do residents have privacy in making and receiving hone calls? yes
19. Is there evidence of community involvement from other civic, yes
volunteer or religious groups?
20. Does the facility have a Resident's Council? yes
Family Council?
Areas of • Yes/No/ Exit Summary
Exit Summary: The new director mentioned that
they are fully staffed and have hired international
nurses to fill vacancies. Recruitment and
retention are priority goals.
Comments about activities,care, and food were
mixed with some expressing satisfaction while
others were not satisfied,with two noting long
response time for call bells to be answered.
During our visit many residents were sleeping.
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.