Inspection Results » Life Care Center of Omaha

Health Inspection on March 19, 2018 ^[1]

1. Pattern: Immediate jeopardy to the resident health or safety

   • Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. (Corrected 2018-04-16)
   • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Corrected 2018-04-16)

2. Isolated: Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy

   • Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. (Corrected 2018-04-16)

3. 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 2018-04-16)
   • Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. (Corrected 2018-04-16)
   • Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. (Corrected 2018-04-16)

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

   • Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. (Corrected 2018-04-16)
   • Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. (Corrected 2018-04-16)
   • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2018-04-16)

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

   • Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. (Corrected 2018-04-16)
   • Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. (Corrected 2018-04-16)
   • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (Corrected 2018-04-16)
   • Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. (Corrected 2018-04-16)
   • Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. (Corrected 2018-04-16)
   • 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 2018-04-16)
   • Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. (Corrected 2018-05-21)