Inspection Results » Valley Health Care Center

  1. Health Inspection on February 14, 2019 [1]

    1. Widespread: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis. (Corrected 2019-03-15)
    2. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Ensure each residentÂ’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. (Corrected 2019-03-15)
      • Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. (Corrected 2019-03-15)
      • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Corrected 2019-03-15)
    3. Widespread: No actual harm with potential for minimal harm
      • Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies. (Corrected 2019-03-15)

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