Inspection Results » Aperion Care Arbors Michigan City

Health Inspection on November 20, 2018 ^[1]

1. 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 2018-12-20)
   • Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident. (Corrected 2018-12-20)
   • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (Corrected 2019-01-30)
   • Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. (Corrected 2019-01-30)

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

   • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (Corrected 2018-12-20)
   • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Corrected 2018-12-20)
   • Ensure that nurse aides who have worked more than 4 months, are trained and competent; and nurse aides who have worked less than 4 months are enrolled in appropriate training. (Corrected 2018-12-20)
   • 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 2018-12-20)
   • Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. (Corrected 2018-12-20)
   • Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. (Corrected 2019-01-30)
   • Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. (Corrected 2018-12-20)
   • Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. (Corrected 2018-12-20)
   • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. (Corrected 2018-12-20)
   • Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. (Corrected 2018-12-20)
   • Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. (Corrected 2018-12-20)
   • 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 2018-12-20)
   • Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. (Corrected 2018-12-20)
   • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, residentÂ’s preferences and goals. (Corrected 2018-12-20)