Inspection Results » Southwood at Norwell Nursing Center

  1. Health Inspection on October 10, 2017 [1]

    1. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Ensure residents maintain acceptable nutritional status. (Corrected 2017-11-19)
      • Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (Corrected 2017-11-19)
    2. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Corrected 2017-11-19)
      • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment by a qualified health professional. (Corrected 2017-11-19)
      • Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights. (Corrected 2017-11-19)
      • Allow residents the right to participate in the planning or revision of care and treatment. (Corrected 2017-11-19)
      • Give or get quality laboratory services/tests in a timely manner to meet the needs of residents. (Corrected 2017-11-19)
      • Provide activities to meet the interests and needs of each resident. (Corrected 2017-11-19)
      • Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. (Corrected 2017-11-19)
      • Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way. (Corrected 2017-11-19)
      • Keep each resident free from physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. (Corrected 2017-11-19)

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]

About The Inspection Process


References

  1. http://www.medicare.gov/NursingHomeCompare/About/Health-Inspections.html
  2. http://www.medicare.gov/NursingHomeCompare/About/Inspection-Results.html