Inspection Results » North Decatur Health and Rehabilitation Center

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

    1. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Corrected 2019-01-20)
      • Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. (Corrected 2019-01-20)
    2. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Ensure each residentÂ’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. (Corrected 2019-01-20)
      • Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. (Corrected 2019-01-20)
      • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. (Corrected 2019-01-20)
      • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, residentÂ’s preferences and goals. (Corrected 2019-01-20)
      • Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. (Corrected 2019-01-20)
      • 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 2019-01-20)
      • Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. (Corrected 2019-01-20)
      • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. (Corrected 2019-01-20)
      • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2019-01-20)
      • Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted (Corrected 2019-01-20)

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