Inspection Results » Tweeten Lutheran Health Care Center

  1. Health Inspection on January 14, 2019 [1]

    1. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted (Corrected 2019-02-20)
      • Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services. (Corrected 2019-02-21)
      • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, residentÂ’s preferences and goals. (Corrected 2019-02-20)
      • Employ staff that are licensed, certified, or registered in accordance with state laws. (Corrected 2019-02-21)
      • Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. (Corrected 2019-02-20)
      • Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident. (Corrected 2019-02-21)
      • Notify the resident or the residentÂ’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the residentÂ’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. (Corrected 2019-02-20)
      • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. (Corrected 2019-02-25)
      • Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents. (Corrected 2019-02-20)
      • Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. (Corrected 2019-02-21)
      • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. (Corrected 2019-02-20)

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