Inspection Results » Watertown Health Center

  1. Health Inspection on June 21, 2018 [1]

    1. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Ensure the activities program is directed by a qualified professional. (Corrected 2018-08-01)
      • Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. (Corrected 2018-08-01)
    2. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Corrected 2018-08-01)
      • Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. (Corrected 2018-08-01)
      • Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. (Corrected 2018-08-01)
      • Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. (Corrected 2018-08-01)
      • Employ staff that are licensed, certified, or registered in accordance with state laws. (Corrected 2018-08-01)
      • Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (Corrected 2018-08-01)
      • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Corrected 2018-08-01)
      • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. (Corrected 2018-08-01)
      • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2018-08-01)

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