Inspection Results » Life Care Center of North Glendale

  1. Health Inspection on October 31, 2018 [1]

    1. Isolated: Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (Corrected 2018-10-31)
    2. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. (Corrected 2018-12-10)
      • Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods. (Corrected 2018-12-10)
      • Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. (Corrected 2018-12-10)
    3. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. (Corrected 2018-12-10)
      • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (Corrected 2018-12-10)
      • Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (Corrected 2018-12-10)
      • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (Corrected 2018-12-10)
      • Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. (Corrected 2018-12-10)
      • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. (Corrected 2018-12-10)

To be part of the Medicare and Medicaid programs, nursing homes have to meet certain requirements set by Congress. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has entered into an agreement with state governments to do health inspections and fire safety inspections of these nursing homes and investigate complaints about nursing home care. [2]

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References

  1. http://www.medicare.gov/NursingHomeCompare/About/Health-Inspections.html
  2. http://www.medicare.gov/NursingHomeCompare/About/Inspection-Results.html