Inspection Results » Berkley West Convalescent Hospital

  1. Health Inspection on April 24, 2019 [1]

    1. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Corrected 2019-05-17)
      • Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors. (Corrected 2019-05-17)
      • 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 2019-05-17)
    2. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. (Corrected 2019-05-17)
      • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2019-05-17)
      • Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. (Corrected 2019-05-17)
      • Ensure each residentÂ’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. (Corrected 2019-05-17)
      • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (Corrected 2019-05-17)

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