Inspection Results » Golden Age Living Center

  1. Health Inspection on June 8, 2018 [1]

    1. Widespread: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2018-07-20)
    2. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. (Corrected 2018-07-06)
      • Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs. (Corrected 2018-07-01)
      • Limit the charges against residents' personal funds for items or services for which payment is made under Medicare or Medicaid. (Corrected 2018-06-29)
      • Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death. (Corrected 2018-07-10)
      • Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. (Corrected 2018-07-11)
    3. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • 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 2018-07-03)
      • Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money. (Corrected 2018-06-27)
      • Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. (Corrected 2018-06-28)
      • Not require residents to give up Medicare or Medicaid benefits, or pay privately as a condition of admission; and must tell residents what care they do not provide. (Corrected 2018-07-03)
      • Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. (Corrected 2018-07-03)
      • Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. (Corrected 2018-07-05)
      • PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities (Corrected 2018-07-13)

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