Inspection Results » Lexington Park Nursing & Post Acute Center

  1. Health Inspection on November 5, 2018 [1]

    1. Pattern: 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 2018-11-30)
    2. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (Corrected 2018-11-30)
      • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, residentÂ’s preferences and goals. (Corrected 2018-11-30)
      • Ensure that each resident is free from medications that restrain them, unless needed for medical treatment. (Corrected 2018-11-30)
      • Ensure each residentÂ’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. (Corrected 2018-11-30)
    3. Widespread: No actual harm with potential for minimal harm
      • Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods. (Corrected 2018-11-30)
      • Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. (Corrected 2018-11-30)

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