Inspection Results » Whitehall North, The

  1. Health Inspection on September 26, 2018 [1]

    1. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal 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 2018-09-27)
    2. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. (Corrected 2018-09-27)
      • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (Corrected 2018-09-27)
      • 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 2018-09-27)
      • Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed. (Corrected 2018-09-27)
      • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2018-09-27)
      • Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. (Corrected 2018-10-17)
      • Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. (Corrected 2018-10-17)

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