Inspection Results » Aperion Care Fort Wayne

Health Inspection on April 8, 2019 ^[1]

1. Widespread: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy

   • Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities. (Corrected 2019-05-08)

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 2019-05-08)
   • The resident has the right to receive notices in a format and a language he or she understands. (Corrected 2019-05-08)
   • Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs. (Corrected 2019-05-08)
   • Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility. (Corrected 2019-05-08)
   • Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. (Corrected 2019-05-08)
   • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Corrected 2019-05-08)
   • Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies. (Corrected 2019-05-08)
   • Post nurse staffing information every day. (Corrected 2019-05-08)
   • Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. (Corrected 2019-05-08)
   • Protect each resident from separation (from other residents, his/her room, or confinement to his/her room). (Corrected 2019-05-08)
   • Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges. (Corrected 2019-05-08)

3. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy

   • 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 2019-05-08)
   • Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations and emergencies. (Corrected 2019-05-08)
   • Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder. (Corrected 2019-05-08)
   • Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. (Corrected 2019-05-08)
   • Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. (Corrected 2019-05-08)
   • Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. (Corrected 2019-05-08)
   • Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. (Corrected 2019-05-08)
   • Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. (Corrected 2019-05-08)
   • 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 2019-05-08)
   • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. (Corrected 2019-05-08)
   • Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. (Corrected 2019-05-08)