State Health Department Says 12 Nursing Homes Had Deficiency-Free Annual Surveys in Second Quarter

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Twelve Indiana comprehensive-care nursing homes had zero deficiencies in their annual surveys conducted from April through June 2008, state health officials announced today.  A total of 127 nursing homes in Indiana had their annual surveys during this period.

"We're always happy to let the public know when nursing home facilities have an outstanding annual survey," said Terry Whitson, assistant commissioner for Health Care Regulatory Services at the Indiana State Department of Health.

"We have a very rigorous and thorough inspection process, so we want to congratulate the managers and staffs of the twelve facilities that had zero deficiencies," Whitson said.

For each annual survey of a long-term care facility, a team of three or four professional surveyors performs detailed inspections that last from four days to two weeks. The team members are registered nurses or social workers.

The annual surveys cover these areas:

• residents' rights, including admission, transfer, and discharge;

• residents' behavior and facility practices (how the facility protects its residents);
• quality of life;
• resident assessment (how the facility determines the appropriate care for each resident);
• quality of care;
• nursing services;
• physician services;
• dental services;
• infection control;
• physical environment; and
• administration.

The 12 nursing homes that had deficiency-free annual surveys in the second quarter of 2008 (listed by county of location) are:

CASS                                      Miller's Merry Manor

                                                200 26th Street

                                                Logansport, IN 46947

DECATUR                              Decatur County Memorial Hospital

                                                720 N Lincoln Street

                                                Greensburg, IN 47240

DELAWARE                            Willowbend Living Center

                                                7524 East Jackson Street

                                                Muncie, IN 47302

GIBSON                                 Gibson General Hospital-SNF

                                                1808 Sherman Drive

                                                Princeton, IN 47670

                                                Riveroaks Health Campus

                                                1244 Vail Street

                                                Princeton, IN 47670

JOHNSON                             Todd-Aikens Health Center

                                                1125 West Jefferson Street

                                                Franklin, IN 46131

MONTGOMERY                    St. Clare Medical Center, Skilled Nursing Facility

                                                1710 Lafayette Road

                                                Crawfordsville, IN 47933

RANDOLPH                           Parker Health Care & Rehabilitation Center

                                                359 Randolph Street

                                                Parker City, IN 47368

RUSH                                     Miller's Merry Manor

                                                612 East 11th Street

                                                Rushville, IN 46173

ST. JOSEPH                     Hamilton Communities Inc.

                                                31869 Chicago Trail

                                                New Carlisle, IN 46552

                                      Miller's Merry Manor

                                                500 Walkerton Trail

                                                Walkerton, IN 46574

VANDERBURGH                   Parkview Care Center

2819 N St. Joseph Avenue

Evansville, IN 47720