Inspection Results » Cherry Creek Nursing Center

  1. Health Inspection on September 21, 2018 [1]

    1. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations and emergencies. (Corrected 2018-10-24)
      • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (Corrected 2018-10-24)
    2. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Provide or obtain dental services for each resident. (Corrected 2018-10-24)
      • Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. (Corrected 2018-10-31)
      • 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 2018-10-29)
      • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. (Corrected 2018-10-30)
      • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, residentÂ’s preferences and goals. (Corrected 2018-10-28)
      • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (Corrected 2018-10-24)
      • Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. (Corrected 2018-10-24)
      • 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 2018-10-24)
      • Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (Corrected 2018-10-24)
      • Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. (Corrected 2018-10-24)
      • Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. (Corrected 2018-10-24)
    3. Widespread: No actual harm with potential for minimal harm
      • Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. (Corrected 2018-10-24)

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