Inspection Results » Kindred Hospital - Las Vegas (Flamingo) - Skilled Nursing Facility/Distinct Part

  1. Health Inspection on March 29, 2019 [1]

    1. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (Corrected N/A)
      • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, residentÂ’s preferences and goals. (Corrected N/A)
      • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Corrected N/A)
      • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Corrected N/A)
      • 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 N/A)
      • 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 N/A)
      • Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. (Corrected N/A)
      • Ensure the facility is licensed under applicable State and local law and operates and provides services in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and codes, and with accepted professional standards. (Corrected N/A)
      • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. (Corrected N/A)
      • Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services. (Corrected N/A)
      • Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. (Corrected N/A)
      • Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed. (Corrected N/A)
      • Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. (Corrected N/A)

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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  1. http://www.medicare.gov/NursingHomeCompare/About/Health-Inspections.html
  2. http://www.medicare.gov/NursingHomeCompare/About/Inspection-Results.html