Inspection Results » Stonehedge Health Care Center

  1. Health Inspection on October 17, 2017 [1]

    1. Widespread: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Keep all essential equipment working safely. (Corrected 2018-01-11)
      • Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. (Corrected 2017-12-16)
      • Provide housekeeping and maintenance services. (Corrected 2017-12-23)
    2. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. (Corrected 2017-12-16)
      • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents. (Corrected 2017-12-23)
    3. 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 2017-12-16)
      • 1) Hire only people with no legal history of abusing, neglecting or mistreating residents; or 2) report and investigate any acts or reports of abuse, neglect or mistreatment of residents. (Corrected 2017-12-16)
      • Establish and follow a written policy that permits a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy. (Corrected 2017-12-23)
      • Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (Corrected 2017-12-16)
      • Give the right treatment and services to residents who display physical or psychosocial problems adapting to changes in circumstances. (Corrected 2017-12-16)
      • Listen to the resident groups and act on their complaints and suggestions that affect resident care and life. (Corrected 2017-12-16)
      • Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading. (Corrected 2017-12-16)
      • Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care. (Corrected 2017-12-16)
      • Provide timely notification to the resident before transfer or discharge. (Corrected 2017-12-23)
      • Permit residents to remain in the facility and not be transferred or discharged without adequate reason. (Corrected 2017-12-23)
      • Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way. (Corrected 2017-12-23)
    4. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for minimal harm
      • Let residents talk to and get information from agencies acting on their behalf. (Corrected 2017-12-16)
      • Post nurse staffing information/data on a daily basis. (Corrected 2017-12-16)
      • Allow residents to easily view the results of the nursing home's most recent inspection. (Corrected 2017-12-16)

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