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<br /> <br /> <br />Community Advisory Committee Quarterly/Annual Visitation Report <br />County: Orange Facility Type: Nursing Home Facility Name/Address: <br />Pruitt Carolina Point <br />5935 Mt. Sinai Rd, Durham, NC 27705 <br />Visit Date: 02/19/2019 Time spent in facility: 2 hr Arrival time: 2:15PM <br />Name of person exit interview was held with Michael McMorris, Administrator Interview was held: In Person <br />Committee Members Present: Martha Bell, Carol Kelly, Jerry Ann Gregory <br /> <br /> Report Completed by: Martha Bell <br />Number of Residents who received personal visits from committee members: 14 (2 family members; 12 residents) <br />Resident Rights Information is clearly visable: Yes Ombudsman Contact Info is correct and clearly posted: Yes <br />The most recent survey was readily accessible: YES <br />(Required for Nursing Homes Only) <br />Staffing information clearly posted: YES <br /> Resident Profile Yes/No/NA Comments/Other Observations <br />1. Do the residents appear neat, clean and odor free? Yes Remarkable change – clean clothing; no <br />odors, well groomed <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 />One resident mentioned how a nursing <br />assistant was particularly helpful and gentle <br />when helping him use his electric shaver. <br />However he was also noted to have long <br />fingernails which he said “hurt;” said he <br />needed to have toenails cut, but no one had <br />done it. <br />One resident was noticed to have a bow <br />missing from his glasses frame which made <br />using the glasses difficult and tilted. He told <br />the committee member it wasn’t a bother <br />though since he often did not wear them. The <br />resident would need to pay for the cost of <br />new frames. <br />3. Did you see or hear residents being encouraged to participate in <br />their care by staff members? N/A <br />4. Were residents interacting with staff, other residents & visitors? Yes Hallway chats and friendly greetings <br />noticeable <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? N/A <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? NO <br />13. Were residents able to reach their call bells with ease? YES