Inspection Results » Alden of Waterford

  1. Health Inspection on April 18, 2018 [1]

    1. Widespread: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (Corrected 2018-05-04)
    2. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. (Corrected 2018-05-04)
      • Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law. (Corrected 2018-05-04)
      • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2018-05-04)
      • Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. (Corrected 2018-05-04)
      • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. (Corrected 2018-05-04)
      • Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. (Corrected 2018-05-04)
      • Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. (Corrected 2018-05-04)

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