Inspection Results » Atrium Post Acute Care of Princeton

  1. Health Inspection on June 5, 2018 [1]

    1. 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 2018-07-28)
    2. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. (Corrected 2018-07-28)
      • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, residentÂ’s preferences and goals. (Corrected 2018-07-28)
      • Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. (Corrected 2018-07-28)
    3. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • 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 2018-07-28)
      • Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. (Corrected 2018-07-28)
      • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2018-07-28)
      • Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. (Corrected 2018-07-28)
      • Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. (Corrected 2018-07-28)
      • Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. (Corrected 2018-07-28)
      • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Corrected 2018-07-28)
      • Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. (Corrected 2018-07-28)
      • Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (Corrected 2018-07-28)
      • Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home. (Corrected 2018-07-28)
      • Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. (Corrected 2018-07-28)
      • Provide or obtain dental services for each resident. (Corrected 2018-07-28)
      • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (Corrected 2018-07-28)
      • Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance. (Corrected 2018-07-28)

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