Inspection Results » Symphony of Joliet

  1. Health Inspection on May 24, 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 2018-06-07)
    2. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2018-06-07)
      • 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 2018-06-07)
      • Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs. (Corrected 2018-06-07)
      • Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. (Corrected 2018-06-07)
      • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. (Corrected 2018-06-07)
    3. Widespread: No actual harm with potential for minimal harm
      • 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 2018-06-07)

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