Inspection Results » West Hills Health & Rehab Center

  1. Health Inspection on July 27, 2018 [1]

    1. Widespread: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (Corrected 2018-08-17)
    2. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. (Corrected 2018-08-17)
    3. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. (Corrected 2018-08-17)
      • Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. (Corrected 2018-08-17)
      • 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 2018-08-17)
      • Ensure each residentÂ’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. (Corrected 2018-08-17)
      • Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. (Corrected 2018-08-17)
      • Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. (Corrected 2018-08-17)
      • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. (Corrected 2018-08-17)
      • Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. (Corrected 2018-08-17)
      • Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. (Corrected 2018-08-17)
    4. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for minimal harm
      • Ensure resident rooms hold no more than 4 residents; for new construction after November 28, 2016, rooms hold no more than 2 residents. (Corrected N/A)

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