Inspection Results » Gerald Nursing and Rehab

  1. Health Inspection on October 12, 2018 [1]

    1. 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 2018-11-15)
    2. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • 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 2018-11-23)
      • Keep all essential equipment working safely. (Corrected 2018-11-23)
      • Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. (Corrected 2018-11-23)
      • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. (Corrected 2018-11-23)
      • Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition (Corrected 2018-11-23)
      • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Corrected 2018-11-23)
      • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2018-11-23)
    3. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge. (Corrected 2018-11-23)
    4. Widespread: No actual harm with potential for minimal harm
      • Ensure the activities program is directed by a qualified professional. (Corrected 2018-11-23)

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