Inspection Results » Sullivan Rehab & Health Care Center

  1. Health Inspection on August 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 2018-09-10)
      • Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. (Corrected 2018-09-10)
    2. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • 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 2018-09-10)
    3. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. (Corrected 2018-09-10)
      • Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. (Corrected 2018-09-10)
      • 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 2018-09-10)
      • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. (Corrected 2018-09-10)
      • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (Corrected 2018-09-10)
      • Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. (Corrected 2018-09-10)
      • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Corrected 2018-09-10)
    4. Widespread: No actual harm with potential for minimal harm
      • Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly (Corrected 2018-09-10)
      • 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 2018-09-10)
      • Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods. (Corrected 2018-09-10)
      • Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis. (Corrected 2018-09-10)
      • Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. (Corrected 2018-09-10)

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