Inspection Results » White Oak Rehabilitation & Health Care Center

  1. Health Inspection on October 29, 2018 [1]

    1. Widespread: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. (Corrected 2018-12-12)
      • Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. (Corrected 2018-12-12)
    2. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. (Corrected 2018-12-12)
    3. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. (Corrected 2018-12-12)
      • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, residentÂ’s preferences and goals. (Corrected 2018-12-12)
      • Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services. (Corrected 2018-12-12)
      • Develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure (1) employees report any suspicion of a crime against any resident, according to timelines; (2) post the notice of employee rights; and (3) prohibit and prevent retaliation for reporting. (Corrected 2018-12-12)
      • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2018-12-12)
      • Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. (Corrected 2018-12-12)
      • Provide appropriate foot care. (Corrected 2018-12-12)
      • Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. (Corrected 2018-12-12)
      • Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia. (Corrected 2018-12-12)
      • Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs. (Corrected 2018-12-12)
      • Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. (Corrected 2018-12-12)
      • Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge. (Corrected 2018-12-12)
      • Notify the resident or the residentÂ’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the residentÂ’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. (Corrected 2018-12-12)
      • Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life. (Corrected 2018-12-12)
    4. Widespread: No actual harm with potential for minimal harm
      • Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. (Corrected 2018-12-12)

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