Inspection Results » Pin Oaks Living Center

  1. Health Inspection on November 29, 2018 [1]

    1. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. (Corrected 2019-01-10)
      • Have policies on smoking. (Corrected 2019-01-10)
      • Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. (Corrected 2019-01-10)
      • Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted (Corrected 2019-01-10)
      • Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is ne (Corrected 2019-01-10)
      • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2019-01-10)
      • Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. (Corrected 2019-01-10)
    2. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition (Corrected 2019-01-10)
      • Not hire anyone with a finding of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or theft. (Corrected 2019-01-10)
      • Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. (Corrected 2019-02-06)

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