Inspection Results » Laurels of Coldwater,The

  1. Health Inspection on June 12, 2018 [1]

    1. Widespread: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Ensure that the facility has sufficient staff members who possess the competencies and skills to meet the behavioral health needs of residents. (Corrected 2018-07-17)
      • Protect each resident from separation (from other residents, his/her room, or confinement to his/her room). (Corrected 2018-09-17)
      • 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 2018-07-17)
      • Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. (Corrected 2018-07-17)
      • Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. (Corrected 2018-07-17)
      • Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations and emergencies. (Corrected 2018-07-17)
    2. Pattern: 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 2018-07-17)
      • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2018-07-17)
      • Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. (Corrected 2018-07-17)
    3. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. (Corrected 2018-07-17)
      • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. (Corrected 2018-09-17)
      • Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. (Corrected 2018-07-17)
      • Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. (Corrected 2018-07-17)
      • Encode each residentÂ’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. (Corrected 2018-07-17)
      • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. (Corrected 2018-07-17)
      • Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. (Corrected 2018-07-17)
      • Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. (Corrected 2018-07-17)
    4. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for minimal harm
      • Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. (Corrected 2018-07-17)

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