Inspection Results » Suffield House, The

  1. Health Inspection on September 25, 2018 [1]

    1. Pattern: Immediate jeopardy to the resident health or safety
      • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2018-11-05)
    2. Isolated: Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Corrected 2018-08-23)
    3. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care. (Corrected 2018-11-05)
      • Ensure each residentÂ’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. (Corrected 2018-11-05)
      • Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. (Corrected 2018-11-05)
      • Provide or obtain dental services for each resident. (Corrected 2018-11-05)
      • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, residentÂ’s preferences and goals. (Corrected 2018-11-05)
    4. Widespread: No actual harm with potential for minimal harm
      • Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. (Corrected 2018-11-05)

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