Inspection Results » Fair Meadow Nursing Home

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

    1. Isolated: Immediate jeopardy to the resident health or safety
      • Ensure each residentÂ’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. (Corrected 2018-09-15)
    2. Isolated: Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. (Corrected 2018-09-15)
    3. 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 2018-09-15)
      • Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. (Corrected 2018-09-15)
    4. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. (Corrected 2018-08-28)
      • Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. (Corrected 2018-09-06)
      • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. (Corrected 2018-08-28)
      • Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. (Corrected 2018-08-28)
      • Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. (Corrected 2018-09-15)
      • 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 2018-09-15)
      • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Corrected 2018-09-15)
      • Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. (Corrected 2018-09-06)
      • 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 2018-09-15)

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