Inspection Results » Pacific Grove Healthcare Center

  1. Health Inspection on February 22, 2019 [1]

    1. Widespread: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician. (Corrected 2019-03-22)
      • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (Corrected 2019-03-22)
    2. Pattern: 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 2019-03-22)
      • Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs. (Corrected 2019-03-22)
      • Keep all essential equipment working safely. (Corrected 2019-03-22)
      • Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident. (Corrected 2019-03-22)
      • Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. (Corrected 2019-03-22)
    3. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, residentÂ’s preferences and goals. (Corrected 2019-03-22)
      • Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. (Corrected 2019-03-22)
      • Ensure each residentÂ’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. (Corrected 2019-03-22)
      • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Corrected 2019-03-22)
      • Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services. (Corrected 2019-03-22)
      • Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. (Corrected 2019-03-22)
      • Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. (Corrected 2019-03-22)
    4. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for minimal harm
      • Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. (Corrected 2019-03-22)

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