HomeMy WebLinkAboutAL-Broodale Meadowmont 2024-08-27 Community Advisory Committee Quarterly/Annual Visitation Report
County: Orange Facility Type: Facility Name/Address:
Assisted Living Facility Brookdale-Meadowmont
100 Lanark Rd,
Chapel Hill, NC 27517
Visit Date:8-27-2024 Time spent in facility: 45 min Arrival time: 10: 15 AM
Name of person exit interview was held with: Interview was held: in Person
X Admin. ❑ SIC (Supervisor in Charge) ❑ Other Staff Rep. Jessica Werner, Executive Director
Committee Members Present: Jackie Pod er and Prakash Sista Report Completed by:Jackie Podger
Number of Residents who received personal visits from committee members:4
Resident Rights Information is clearly visible:Yes Ombudsman Contact Info is correct and clear) posted: Yes
The most recent survey was readily accessible: N/A Staffing information clearly posted: N/A
Re uired for Nursing Homes Onlo Assisted Livin
Resident Profile Yes/No/NA Comments/Other Observations
1. Do the residents appear neat,clean and odor free? Yes The entire facility was clean and odor free. The
residents also appeared to be neat and clean.
2. Did residents say they receive assistance with personal care We observed resident hair being combed and
activities? Ex. brushing their teeth, combing their hair, inserting Yes clothing being straightened.
dentures or cleaning their eyeglasses?
3. Did you see or hear residents being encouraged to participate Resident was encouraged to bring items to be
in their care by staff members? Yes mailed to the front desk as the facility provided that
service.
4. Were residents interacting with staff, other residents & Yes
visitors?
5. Did staff respond to or interact with residents who had difficulty We watched the staff interact with the residents of
communicating or making their needs known verbally? Yes the memory unit and saw how the staff members
were very willing to attend to the needs of the
resident.
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 Comments/Other Observations
8. Did residents describe their living environment as homelike? Yes Residents expressed comfortable living conditions.
9. Did you notice unpleasant odors in commonly used areas? No
10. Did you see items that could cause harm or be hazardous? No
11. Did residents feel their living areas were too noisy? No No one expressed this.
12. Does the facility accommodate smokers? A portion of the front porch was designated as the
Where?X Outside only smoking area.
13. Were residents able to reach their call bells with ease? N/A Most of the residents observed were out of their
rooms or napping.
14. Did staff answer call bells in a timely&courteous manner? The staff were very attentive to resident needs.
If no, did you share this with the administrative staff? Yes Even the Executive Director observed a possible fall
situation and ran to preempt falling.
Resident •/NA Comments/Other Observations
15. Were residents asked their preferences or opinions about the Yes Residents expressed satisfaction at the variety of
activities planned for them at the facility? activities offered.
16. Do residents have the opportunity to purchase personal items N/A Brookdale employs a system where by the residents
of their choice using their monthly needs funds? (Billing are able to have their needs met with regard to
Can residents access their monthly needs funds at their system & purchases and are billed for them.
convenience? charge
system)
17. Are residents asked their preferences about meal/snack Yes Residents all eat in the dining rooms, but meals may
choices? Yes be brought to them in their rooms if needed.
Are they given a choice about where they prefer to dine?
18. Do residents have privacy in making and receiving phone Yes Privacy is provided and phones are available.
calls?
19. Is there evidence of community involvement from other civic, Yes We observed a clarinet concert. The musician was
volunteer or religious groups? a community member.
20. Does the facility have a Resident's Council? Yes
Family Council?
Areas of • • .
Are there resident issues or topics that need follow-up or review at a We observed a gutter hanging from the roof.
later time or during the next visit? Jessica indicated work was being done on the roof.
We also observed a refrigeration unit and inquired
about a potential problem Jessica indicated their
freezer had caused some problems and this was
their temporary solution.
The residents seemed content in their surroundings
and expressed satisfaction with the food an
activities.
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.