Inspection Reports for
Arabella Health & Wellness of Birmingham

1028 Bessemer Road, Birmingham, AL, 35228

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Deficiencies (last 4 years)

Deficiencies (over 4 years) 1.3 deficiencies/year

Deficiencies are regulatory violations found during state inspections.

64% better than Alabama average
Alabama average: 3.6 deficiencies/year

Deficiencies per year

8 6 4 2 0
2018
2019
2021
2023

Inspection Report

Annual Inspection
Deficiencies: 0 Date: Aug 8, 2023

Visit Reason
Annual survey inspection of Arabella Health & Wellness of Butler to assess compliance with health and safety regulations.

Findings
No health deficiencies were found during the inspection.

Inspection Report

Deficiencies: 0 Date: Mar 25, 2021

Visit Reason
The document is a statement of deficiencies and plan of correction related to a regulatory inspection of Arabella Health & Wellness of Butler.

Findings
No health deficiencies were found during the inspection.

Inspection Report

Deficiencies: 0 Date: Mar 6, 2019

Visit Reason
The document is a statement of deficiencies and plan of correction for Arabella Health & Wellness of Butler, summarizing the results of a regulatory survey completed on 2019-03-06.

Findings
No health deficiencies were found during the inspection.

Inspection Report

Routine
Deficiencies: 5 Date: Mar 1, 2018

Visit Reason
The inspection was conducted to assess compliance with regulatory requirements related to resident care, abuse reporting, medication storage, food safety, infection control, and other facility operations.

Findings
The facility was found deficient in multiple areas including failure to ensure staff dignity during feeding, delayed reporting of physical abuse, unsecured controlled medication storage, improper food temperature monitoring and labeling, use of dirty plates, and inadequate infection control practices related to laundry handling.

Deficiencies (5)
Failure to ensure a Certified Nursing Assistant did not stand while feeding a resident, affecting resident dignity.
Failure to timely report an allegation of physical abuse to the State Survey Agency within the required two-hour timeframe.
Failure to ensure the controlled box containing refrigerated Lorazepam was permanently affixed to the refrigerator.
Failure to take and record temperature of carrots after being placed back on the steam table, use of dirty sectional plates, and failure to label orange and cranberry juice with open and use by dates.
Failure to ensure clean laundry was covered during delivery and that employee uniforms did not touch clean linens and resident clothes.
Report Facts
Residents affected: 1 Residents affected: 2 Residents affected: 85 Residents affected: 89

Employees mentioned
NameTitleContext
Certified Nursing Assistant (EI #4)Observed standing while feeding resident #33
Director of Nursing (EI #1)Interviewed regarding feeding policy and medication storage
Registered Nurse/Risk Manager (EI #2)Interviewed regarding delayed abuse reporting
Licensed Practical Nurse (EI #3)Observed medication room and controlled substance storage
Morning Cook (EI #8)Observed food temperature and plate cleanliness issues
Dietary Manager (EI #10)Interviewed about food temperature and labeling
Evening Cook (EI #9)Interviewed about food labeling
Laundry Aides (EI #6 and EI #7)Observed handling clean laundry improperly
Housekeeping Supervisor (EI #5)Interviewed about laundry transport policy
Registered Nurse/Infection Control Nurse (EI #11)Interviewed about infection control related to laundry handling

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