Thank you for your response to all of you, keep idea's & suggestions coming. Tonight we have obtained >20 family letters attesting to the fact they feel comfortable and w/o a doubt their loved ones are safe not only transferred in our van but living in our facility. Documentation of over one year, the logs, what residents, travel distance etc has been obtained. Never over 3 miles one way, never in a speed zone over 35. We have documentation from the local and state departments, private venders, logs on our van, oil changes, tire checks you name it. The four families that were espically noted with dual passage together are outragged and are personally writting letters, one of them lives in New York and the granddaughter is a MD. The surveyor's view was what a "potential" based on what? Never an accident or injury. I guess there is always a potential that Bin Laden could be at my facility tonight as well. Sounds tacky but the "potential" is killing all of us who give their heart and soul just to provide the best care
we can. Again thank you.
Claudia >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: Jeopardy ASAP >Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2004 20:39:51 EDT > >Hi, Claudia, > >I understand completely how you are feeling - it is a very demoralizing >experience you are going through. > >It would be very difficult to give an opinion or advice without actually >reading the 2567 deficiency statement and understanding what the surveyor's point >was. Under the circumstances, your facility might want to engage a consultant >in your area who has the expertise to investigate the K-tag and offer advice >and support in disputing the findings. > >Rena > >Rena R. Shephard, MHA, RN, FACDONA, RAC-C >Chair, American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Subj: Jeopardy ASAP > > Date: 4/7/04 3:59:58 PM Pacific Standard Time > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent from the Internet > > > > > > > > > > Dear Rena and Group "again" > > > > I am requesting guidance and advise from you asap. > > > > I posed a question last week in regard to our facility getting an > > immediate jeopardy "K" d/t "potential" for danger transporting residents. > > > > It was d/t a disgruntled terminated employee reporting us to every state > > department and division there is in NC. A "brand" new state employee, looking to > > "fluff" his feathers decided we were in jeopardy. He came alone, presented > > nice enough, at least to me. I had a gut feeling this c/o was r/t the > > terminated employee. Upon his exit interview, he wasn't sure it was a potential or > > even a Jeopardy, until he called his main office and someone on the phone told > > him what to do. > > > > The jeopardy was given and corrected that day. Unfortunately we lost our CNA > > school &recieved handsome fine- it has devasted us. The state "Man" never > > road or went into our van, he only looked through the window. Even when he was > > back that week on Friday w/a higher up surveyor. > > > > We only transport two w/c residents at a time, their w/c's are locked down, > > but we ran a rope through the wheels only for additional safety. We also > > always had the driver and another employee ride back w/the residents. > > > > Never an accident or complaint. No regulations from the DOT in N.C., county > > ambulances, convalescent transportion companies no regs PERIOD. Our > > administrator is preparing for informal dispute and she has researched along with > > intensive interviews with staff, all state, private sectors. I have learned we > > remain guilty until the dispute board deems differently. > > > > We even went to Loew's Home/Hardware, got a copy of the manufactures info > > r/t the rope used. The rope will maintain wt/pull of a min of 4600 pounds. I > > apoligize for the length of this email, but we are sickened and are attempting > > to leave no stone unturned. We want our school back and at least <the > > scope/severity of the "K". > > > > > > It is like the email we recieved on someone getting a jeopardy d/t the > > center of an egg was cooked appr. > > > > Thank you so much for any response > > > > Claudia Farrell, RN > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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