Merry Wood Lodge

• Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

  Severity G of L: actual harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Nov 12, 2024

• Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.

  Severity L of L: immediate jeopardy, widespreadFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Sep 26, 2024

• Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.

  Severity L of L: immediate jeopardy, widespreadFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Sep 26, 2024

• Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.

  Severity J of L: immediate jeopardy, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Sep 26, 2024

• Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

  Severity J of L: immediate jeopardy, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Nov 12, 2024

• Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

  Severity J of L: immediate jeopardy, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Sep 26, 2024

• Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Sep 26, 2024

• Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Sep 26, 2024

• Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Oct 1, 2024

• Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Oct 1, 2024

• Ensure that waiting areas, nurse’s stations, gift shops, and cooking facilities, open to the corridor are properly protected.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Oct 1, 2024

• Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Oct 1, 2024

• Have a battery powered remote alarm panel in a location accessible by operating personnel.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Oct 1, 2024

• Properly install and monitor supervisory attachments on automatic sprinkler systems.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Oct 1, 2024

• Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.

  Severity C of L: potential for minimal harm, widespreadFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Sep 26, 2024

• Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 1, 2020

• Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 1, 2020

• Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 1, 2020

• Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 1, 2020

• Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 1, 2020

• Provide rooms that can be unlocked from inside without a key.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Mar 27, 2020

• Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Mar 27, 2020

• Post nurse staffing information every day.

  Severity C of L: potential for minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 1, 2020

• Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Jan 17, 2019

• Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Jan 17, 2019

• Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jan 17, 2019

• Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jan 17, 2019

Merry Wood Lodge offers Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care.

Merry Wood Lodge is located at 280 Mt Hebron Road in Elmore, Alabama.

Families of residents at Merry Wood Lodge frequently praise the compassionate, skilled nursing staff, especially in wound care and memory care, and note strong support during rehabilitation and hospice transitions. Several reviewers named specific nurses and aides for going above and beyond. One family raised concerns about medication management and communication with doctors during a rehab stay.

Merry Wood Lodge had 4 government inspection visits in the last three years, with 27 citations on file according to CMS Care Compare data. The full history, including what each citation was for and whether it was corrected, is in the inspection section on this page.

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