Inspection Results » Ridgecrest Regional Transitional Care and Rehabili

  1. Health Inspection on February 14, 2019 [1]

    1. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs. (Corrected 2019-03-08)
      • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (Corrected 2019-03-08)
    2. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. (Corrected 2019-03-08)
      • Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is ne (Corrected 2019-03-08)
      • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. (Corrected 2019-03-08)
      • Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. (Corrected 2019-03-08)

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