Inspection Results » Dutchtown Care Center

Health Inspection on October 26, 2018 ^[1]

1. Widespread: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy

   • Assure the security of all personal funds of residents deposited with the facility. (Corrected 2018-12-10)

2. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy

   • Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. (Corrected 2018-12-10)
   • Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident. (Corrected 2018-12-10)
   • 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 2018-12-10)
   • Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death. (Corrected 2018-12-10)
   • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (Corrected 2018-12-10)
   • Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs. (Corrected 2018-12-10)
   • Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. (Corrected 2018-12-10)
   • Limit the charges against residents' personal funds for items or services for which payment is made under Medicare or Medicaid. (Corrected 2018-12-10)
   • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2018-12-10)

3. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy

   • Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. (Corrected 2018-12-10)
   • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. (Corrected 2018-12-10)
   • Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. (Corrected 2018-12-10)
   • 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 2018-12-10)
   • Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. (Corrected 2018-12-10)
   • 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 2018-12-10)
   • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Corrected 2018-12-10)
   • Encode each residentÂ’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. (Corrected 2018-12-10)
   • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, residentÂ’s preferences and goals. (Corrected 2018-12-10)
   • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (Corrected 2018-12-10)
   • Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge. (Corrected 2018-12-10)