Inspection Results » Kalkaska Memorial Health Center

  1. Health Inspection on July 13, 2018 [1]

    1. Widespread: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (Corrected 2018-09-13)
    2. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. (Corrected 2018-08-20)
      • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. (Corrected 2018-08-20)
      • Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. (Corrected 2018-08-20)
      • Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. (Corrected 2018-08-20)
      • Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. (Corrected 2018-08-20)
      • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2018-08-20)
      • Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. (Corrected 2018-08-20)
      • Provide timely, approved x-ray services, or have an agreement with an approved provider to obtain them. (Corrected 2018-08-20)
    3. Widespread: No actual harm with potential for minimal harm
      • Ensure that the facility has sufficient staff members who possess the competencies and skills to meet the behavioral health needs of residents. (Corrected 2018-08-20)

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