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Community Advisory Committee Quarterly/Annual Visitation Report <br />County: ORANGE Facility Type: <br />Family Care Home x Nursing Home <br />Adult Care Home Combination Home <br />Facility Name/Address: <br />BROOKSHIRE NURSING CENTER, HILLSBOROUGH <br /> <br />Visit Date: 4 /24 /18 Time spent in facility: 1 hr 45 min Arrival time: 1:00 p.m. <br />Name of person exit interview was held with Interview was held in person <br />Logan Wilson Administrator in Training and Linda Liner, Acting Nursing Director <br />Committee Members Present: Jerry Gregory and Carol Kelly Report Completed by: Jerry Gregory and <br />Carol Kelly <br />Number of Residents who received personal visits from committee members: Nine <br />Resident Rights Information is clearly visable: xYes Ombudsman Contact Info is correct and clearly posted: x Yes <br />The most recent survey was readily accessible: x Yes <br />(Required for Nursing Homes Only) November 2017 <br />Staffing information clearly posted: x Yes <br /> Resident Profile Yes/No/NA Comments/Other Observations <br />1. Do the residents appear neat, clean and odor free? yes <br />2. Did residents say they receive assistance with personal care <br />activities? Ex. brushing their teeth, combing their hair, inserting <br />dentures or cleaning their eyeglasses? <br />yes <br /> <br />3. Did you see or hear residents being encouraged to participate in <br />their care by staff members? yes <br />4. Were residents interacting with staff, other residents & visitors? yes <br />5. Did staff respond to or interact with residents who had difficulty <br />communicating or making their needs known verbally? yes <br />6. Did you observe restraints in use? no <br />7. If so, did you ask staff about the facility’s restraint policies? n/a <br />Resident Living Accommodations Yes/No/NA Comments/Other Observations <br />8. Did residents describe their living environment as homelike? yes <br />9. Did you notice unpleasant odors in commonly used areas? no <br />10. Did you see items that could cause harm or be hazardous? no <br />11. Did residents feel their living areas were too noisy? no <br />12. Does the facility accommodate smokers? <br />Where? Outside only Inside only Both Inside/Outside <br />no <br />13. Were residents able to reach their call bells with ease? yes <br />14. Did staff answer call bells in a timely & courteous manner? <br />If no, did you share this with the administrative staff? <br />no/yes <br /> <br />Some complained they were not answered <br />promptly, especially on weekends. <br />Resident Services Yes/No/NA Comments/Other Observations <br />15. Were residents asked their preferences or opinions about the <br />activities planned for them at the facility? <br />yes Offerings are posted on a large bulletin board <br />and on individual sheets. Several residents <br />made positive comments about activities ranging <br />from music programs and crafts to bird watching. <br />16. Do residents have the opportunity to purchase personal items of <br />their choice using their monthly needs funds? <br />Can residents access their monthly needs funds at their <br />convenience? <br />yes <br /> <br /> <br />17. Are residents asked their preferences about meal/snack choices? <br />Are they given a choice about where they prefer to dine? <br />yes <br /> <br /> <br />18. Do residents have privacy in making and receiving phone calls? yes <br />19. Is there evidence of community involvement from other civic, <br />volunteer or religious groups? <br />yes <br />20. Does the facility have a Resident’s Council? <br />Family Council? <br />yes <br />no <br /> <br /> <br /> Areas of Concern Yes/No/NA Exit Summary