Inspection Results » Life Care Center of Wichita

Health Inspection on April 10, 2019 ^[1]

1. Isolated: Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy

   • Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. (Corrected N/A)

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

   • Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. (Corrected N/A)
   • The resident has the right to receive notices in a format and a language he or she understands. (Corrected N/A)

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

   • Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. (Corrected N/A)
   • Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. (Corrected N/A)
   • Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility. (Corrected N/A)
   • Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. (Corrected N/A)

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

   • Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. (Corrected N/A)
   • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, residentÂ’s preferences and goals. (Corrected N/A)
   • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (Corrected N/A)
   • Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. (Corrected N/A)
   • Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted (Corrected N/A)
   • Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs. (Corrected N/A)
   • Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. (Corrected N/A)
   • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Corrected N/A)
   • Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions. (Corrected N/A)
   • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Corrected N/A)
   • Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. (Corrected N/A)
   • 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 N/A)
   • Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. (Corrected N/A)