HomeMy WebLinkAboutNH-Pruit Health-Carolina Point 2025-12-08 Community Advisory Committee Quarterly Visitation Report
County: Orange Facility Type: Facility:
Nursing Home Pruitt-Carolina Point
5935 Mt Sinai Rd,
Durham, NC 27705
Visit Date: Monday, Time spent in facility: 1 hr 30 min Arrival time: 11:15
December 8, 2025
Name of person exit interview was held with: See Notes Below.
Committee Members Present: Jackie Podger and Prakash Sista Report Completed by: Jackie Podger
Number of Residents who received personal visits from committee members: 9
Resident Rights Information is clearly visible: X Yes Ombudsman Contact Info is correct and clearly posted: X Yes
The most recent survey was readily accessible: Staffing information clearly posted: X Yes, but staffing report
Survey Book was not present. was recorded in hours and not people. Difficult to assess
(Required for Nursing Homes Only) staffing numbers.
Resident Profile Yes/No/N Comments/Other Observations
1. Do the residents appear neat, clean and odor free? Many of the residents were dressed,
but were still in bed. Many seated in
No the hallways appeared disheveled. A
strong odor permeated Hall 4 and
spilled into Hall 3.
2. Did residents say they receive assistance with Several residents stated they received
personal care activities? Ex. brushing their teeth, YES "okay" care.
combing their hair, inserting dentures or cleaning
their eyeglasses?
3. Did you see or hear residents being encouraged to Not One of the housekeepers responded to
participate in their care by staff members? observed a request for food from a resident. The
resident indicated she was very hungry.
4. Were residents interacting with staff, other residents Residents were observed visiting other
& visitors? YES residents.
5. Did staff respond to or interact with residents who Not
had difficulty communicating or making their needs observed
known verbally?
6. Did you observe restraints in use? NO
7. If so, did you ask staff about the facility's restraint N/A
policies?
Resident Living Accommodations Yes/No/N Comments/Other Observations
8. Did residents describe their living environment as YES The residents we spoke with indicated
homelike? their living environment was okay.
9. Did you notice unpleasant odors in commonly used YES
areas?
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10. Did you see items that could cause harm or be NO Nothing seemed to be a potential
hazardous? hazard.
11. Did residents feel their living areas were too noisy? NO No one mentioned sound level being a
problem.
12. Does the facility accommodate smokers? YES
Where? X Outside only
13. Were residents able to reach their call bells with ease? Did not
observe
14. Did staff answer call bells in a timely & courteous
manner? Did not
If no, did you share this with the administrative staff? observe
Resident • Observations
15. Were residents asked their preferences or opinions NO The Activity Director is no longer there.
about the activities planned for them at the facility? There is an Assistant, but we did not
see her. We also did not see any
evidence of activities. One rehab
resident indicated she was "very
bored".
16. Do residents have the opportunity to purchase Unknown
personal items of their choice using their monthly
needsfunds?
Can residents access their monthly needs funds at
their convenience?
17. Are residents asked their preferences about YES Several residents indicate the fine was
meal/snack choices? okay. Many of the residents eat in their
Are they given a choice about where they prefer to rooms. Several other residents
dine? indicated the food was horrible.
18. Do residents have privacy in making and receiving YES
phone calls?
19. Is there evidence of community involvement from Did not
other civic, volunteer or religious groups? observe
20. Does the facility have a Resident's Council? YES We spoke with the President of the
Family Council? Resident's Council. He indicated things
were okay, but did not elaborate.
Areas of Concern Yes/No/N
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Are there resident issues or topics that need follow-up or Yes When we arrived we notified the
review at a later time or during the next visit? administrator we were on site. We also
saw the administrator as we passed by
his office and greeted him, telling him
we were almost finished and would see
him in a bit. When we concluded the
visit, we asked to see him and were told
he was gone for the day. We also asked
for a supervisor. They were also gone
for the day. We asked for a third and
fourth level and they too were all gone
for the day. The report was not given to
the administrator.
Our findings were:
• The odor on Halls 4/3
• The Survey Book, staffing report
• The condition of the residents
• The food comment
• The lack of activities
• Appearance of staffing shortage
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.
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