Inspection Results » Mn Veterans Home Fergus Falls

  1. Health Inspection on April 5, 2018 [1]

    1. Isolated: Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. (Corrected 2018-06-30)
    2. Widespread: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2018-06-30)
      • Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. (Corrected 2018-06-30)
    3. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. (Corrected 2018-06-30)
      • 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 2018-06-30)
      • Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. (Corrected 2018-06-30)
      • Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. (Corrected 2018-06-30)
      • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Corrected 2018-07-06)
      • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Corrected 2018-06-30)
      • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, residentÂ’s preferences and goals. (Corrected 2018-06-30)
      • Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs. (Corrected 2018-06-30)
      • 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 2018-06-30)
    4. Widespread: No actual harm with potential for minimal harm
      • Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. (Corrected 2018-06-30)

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