Inspection Results » Empress Care Center, LLC

  1. Health Inspection on September 28, 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 2018-10-18)
    2. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. (Corrected 2018-10-18)
    3. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. (Corrected 2018-10-18)
      • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (Corrected 2018-10-18)
      • Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. (Corrected 2018-10-18)
      • Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. (Corrected 2018-10-18)
      • Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation. (Corrected 2018-10-18)
      • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, residentÂ’s preferences and goals. (Corrected 2018-10-18)
      • Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. (Corrected 2018-10-18)
      • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2018-10-18)
      • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Corrected 2018-10-18)
    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 2018-10-18)

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