Inspection Results » Life Care Center of Michigan City

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

    1. Pattern: 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 2018-10-31)
      • Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. (Corrected 2018-10-31)
      • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, residentÂ’s preferences and goals. (Corrected 2018-10-31)
    2. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • 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 2018-10-31)
      • 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 2018-10-31)
      • Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is ne (Corrected 2018-10-31)
      • 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 2018-10-31)
      • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Corrected 2018-10-31)
      • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. (Corrected 2018-10-31)
      • Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. (Corrected 2018-10-31)
      • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. (Corrected 2018-11-08)
      • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2018-11-08)
      • Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. (Corrected 2018-10-31)

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