Inspection Results » Southwood Healthcare Center

  1. Health Inspection on April 20, 2018 [1]

    1. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. (Corrected 2018-05-20)
    2. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. (Corrected 2018-05-20)
      • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. (Corrected 2018-05-20)
      • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2018-05-20)
      • Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. (Corrected 2018-05-20)
      • Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. (Corrected 2018-05-20)
      • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (Corrected 2018-05-20)
      • Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. (Corrected 2018-05-20)
      • Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. (Corrected 2018-05-20)
      • 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 2018-05-20)
      • Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents. (Corrected 2018-05-20)
      • Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. (Corrected 2018-05-20)
      • Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs. (Corrected 2018-05-20)
      • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Corrected 2018-05-20)

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