Inspection Results » San Joaquin Nursing Center and Rehabilitation Center

Health Inspection on January 22, 2019 ^[1]

1. Widespread: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy

   • Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. (Corrected 2019-02-26)
   • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2019-02-26)

2. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy

   • Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (Corrected 2019-02-26)
   • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (Corrected 2019-02-26)
   • Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. (Corrected 2019-02-26)
   • Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted (Corrected 2019-02-26)
   • Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. (Corrected 2019-02-26)

3. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy

   • Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. (Corrected 2019-02-26)
   • Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. (Corrected 2019-02-26)
   • Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. (Corrected 2019-02-26)
   • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Corrected 2019-02-26)
   • Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. (Corrected 2019-02-26)
   • Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. (Corrected 2019-02-26)
   • Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life. (Corrected 2019-02-26)
   • Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention. (Corrected 2019-02-26)
   • Employ staff that are licensed, certified, or registered in accordance with state laws. (Corrected 2019-02-26)