Nashville, Tennessee 2008 Nursing Home Report Card: Woodcrest at Blakeford
Woodcrest at Blakeford is a seventy bed nursing home facility located in Nashville, Tennessee. Woodcrest at Blakeford is a four star facility, which indicates an above average facility, according to the new rating system instituted by The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid. This facility has consistently kept their deficiency rate well below the state and national average for the past three years.
However, in at least one instance, Woodcrest at Blakeford failed to give professional services that met a professional standard of quality in 2007. The facility also failed to perform a new assessment after a major change in a resident's condition, failed to make sure that residents are safe from serious medication errors, and failed to make sure that the nursing home area is free from dangers that could cause accidents.
In both 2005 and 2006, Woodcrest at Blakeford failed to develop a complete are plan within seven days of a resident's admission or failed to check and update the existing care plan. In 2005, Woodcrest at Blakeford also failed to provide services to meet the needs and preferences of each resident, failed to keep each resident free from physical restraints, and failed to make sure that staff members washed their hands when needed.
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