Inspection Results » Whittier Hills Health Care Center

Health Inspection on May 26, 2018 ^[1]

1. 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 2018-06-25)
   • Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. (Corrected 2018-06-25)
   • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Corrected 2018-06-25)
   • 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 2018-06-25)
   • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (Corrected 2018-06-25)
   • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2018-06-25)
   • Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. (Corrected 2018-06-25)

2. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy

   • Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (Corrected 2018-06-25)
   • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, residentÂ’s preferences and goals. (Corrected 2018-06-25)
   • Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. (Corrected 2018-06-25)
   • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. (Corrected 2018-06-25)
   • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (Corrected 2018-06-25)
   • Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. (Corrected 2018-06-25)
   • Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. (Corrected 2018-06-25)
   • Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. (Corrected 2018-06-25)
   • Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. (Corrected 2018-06-25)
   • 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 2018-06-25)
   • Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. (Corrected 2018-06-25)
   • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Corrected 2018-06-25)
   • Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. (Corrected 2018-06-25)

3. Widespread: No actual harm with potential for minimal harm

   • Post nurse staffing information every day. (Corrected 2018-06-25)

4. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for minimal harm

   • 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 2018-06-25)
   • Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. (Corrected 2018-06-25)