Inspection Results » Kentmere Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center

  1. Health Inspection on December 6, 2018 [1]

    1. Widespread: Immediate jeopardy to the resident health or safety
      • Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. (Corrected 2019-01-24)
    2. Pattern: Immediate jeopardy to the resident health or safety
      • Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the residentÂ’s advance directives. (Corrected 2019-01-24)
    3. Isolated: Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, residentÂ’s preferences and goals. (Corrected 2019-01-24)
      • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (Corrected 2019-01-24)
    4. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. (Corrected 2019-01-24)
      • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Corrected 2019-01-24)
      • Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident. (Corrected 2019-01-24)
      • Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. (Corrected 2019-01-24)
      • Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. (Corrected 2019-01-24)
      • Develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure (1) employees report any suspicion of a crime against any resident, according to timelines; (2) post the notice of employee rights; and (3) prohibit and prevent retaliation for reporting. (Corrected 2019-01-24)
      • Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. (Corrected 2019-01-24)
      • Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. (Corrected 2019-01-24)
      • 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 2019-01-24)
      • Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. (Corrected 2019-01-24)
      • Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents. (Corrected 2019-01-24)

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