Inspection Results » Heartland Continuing Care Center

  1. Health Inspection on October 4, 2018 [1]

    1. Widespread: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. (Corrected 2018-10-28)
      • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (Corrected 2018-10-28)
      • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2018-10-28)
    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 2018-10-28)
      • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Corrected 2018-10-28)
      • Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install (Corrected 2018-10-28)
      • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Corrected 2018-10-28)
      • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (Corrected 2018-10-28)
      • Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. (Corrected 2018-10-28)
      • Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (Corrected 2018-10-28)
      • Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. (Corrected 2018-10-28)
    3. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Regularly inspect all bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails (if any) for safety; and all bed rails and mattresses must attach safely to the bed frame. (Corrected 2018-10-28)
    4. Widespread: No actual harm with potential for minimal harm
      • 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 2018-10-28)
      • Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. (Corrected 2018-10-28)
      • Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. (Corrected 2018-10-28)
      • Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods. (Corrected 2018-10-28)
    5. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for minimal harm
      • Encode each residentÂ’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. (Corrected 2018-10-28)

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