Inspection Results » Westridge Gardens Rehab & Health Care Center

  1. Health Inspection on February 26, 2019 [1]

    1. Widespread: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly (Corrected 2019-04-12)
      • Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. (Corrected 2019-05-08)
      • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (Corrected 2019-04-12)
      • Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. (Corrected 2019-04-12)
      • Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. (Corrected 2019-04-12)
      • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2019-05-08)
    2. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs. (Corrected 2019-05-08)
      • Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. (Corrected 2019-04-12)
      • Put firmly secured handrails on each side of hallways. (Corrected 2019-04-12)
      • Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs. (Corrected 2019-04-12)
      • Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. (Corrected 2019-04-12)
    3. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (Corrected 2019-04-12)
      • Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs. (Corrected 2019-04-12)
      • Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. (Corrected 2019-04-12)
      • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. (Corrected 2019-04-12)
      • Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. (Corrected 2019-05-08)
      • Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. (Corrected 2019-04-12)
      • Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. (Corrected 2019-04-12)
      • Have enough outside ventilation via a window or mechanical ventilation, or both. (Corrected 2019-04-12)
      • Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. (Corrected 2019-04-12)
      • Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. (Corrected 2019-04-12)
      • Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance. (Corrected 2019-04-12)
      • Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death. (Corrected 2019-04-12)

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