Inspection Results » Elderwood at Amherst

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

    1. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Not hire anyone with a finding of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or theft. (Corrected 2018-06-01)
    2. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, residentÂ’s preferences and goals. (Corrected 2018-06-01)
      • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. (Corrected 2018-06-01)
      • Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. (Corrected 2018-06-01)
      • Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. (Corrected 2018-06-01)
      • Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. (Corrected 2018-06-01)

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