Inspection Results » Sylvan Health Center

  1. Health Inspection on May 24, 2018 [1]

    1. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Keep all essential equipment working safely. (Corrected 2018-06-23)
      • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Corrected 2018-06-23)
    2. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed. (Corrected 2018-06-23)
      • Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. (Corrected 2018-06-23)
      • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2018-06-23)
      • Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. (Corrected 2018-06-23)

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