Inspection Results » Lourdes Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center

  1. Health Inspection on April 17, 2019 [1]

    1. Isolated: Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Corrected 2019-05-16)
    2. 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 2019-05-16)
    3. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Provide or obtain dental services for each resident. (Corrected 2019-05-16)
      • Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged. (Corrected 2019-05-16)
      • 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 2019-05-16)
      • Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. (Corrected 2019-05-16)
      • Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. (Corrected 2019-05-16)
      • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, residentÂ’s preferences and goals. (Corrected 2019-05-16)
      • Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is ne (Corrected 2019-05-16)
      • Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. (Corrected 2019-05-16)

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