Inspection Results » Argentine Care Center

  1. Health Inspection on August 15, 2018 [1]

    1. Widespread: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. (Corrected 2018-09-23)
      • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (Corrected 2018-09-23)
    2. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits. (Corrected 2018-09-23)
    3. 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 2018-09-23)
      • Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. (Corrected 2018-09-23)
      • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2018-09-23)
      • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. (Corrected 2018-09-23)
      • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. (Corrected 2018-09-23)
      • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Corrected 2018-09-23)
    4. Widespread: No actual harm with potential for minimal harm
      • The resident has the right to receive notices in a format and a language he or she understands. (Corrected 2018-09-23)
      • Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies. (Corrected 2018-09-23)
    5. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for minimal harm
      • Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. (Corrected 2018-09-23)

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