Inspection Results » Briarwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center

  1. Health Inspection on November 1, 2017 [1]

    1. Widespread: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way. (Corrected 2017-11-03)
    2. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Prepare food that is nutritional, appetizing, tasty, attractive, well-cooked, and at the right temperature. (Corrected 2017-11-20)
      • Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (Corrected 2017-11-30)
    3. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Keep each resident free from physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. (Corrected 2017-11-16)
      • Properly care for residents needing special services, including: injections, colostomy, ureostomy, ileostomy, tracheostomy care, tracheal suctioning, respiratory care, foot care, and prostheses. (Corrected 2017-11-20)
      • Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Corrected 2017-11-01)
      • Assist those residents who need help with eating/drinking, grooming and personal and oral hygiene. (Corrected 2017-11-08)
      • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment by a qualified health professional. (Corrected 2017-12-14)
      • Ensure that each resident who enters the nursing home without a catheter is not given a catheter, unless medically necessary, and that incontinent patients receive proper services to prevent urinary tract infections and restore normal bladder functions. (Corrected 2017-11-08)
      • Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care. (Corrected 2017-11-17)
      • Provide a tasty and well-balanced diet that meets the nutritional needs of each resident. (Corrected 2017-12-22)
      • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents. (Corrected 2017-12-08)

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