Inspection Results » Elderwood of Uihlein at Lake Placid

  1. Health Inspection on November 3, 2017 [1]

    1. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way. (Corrected 2017-12-20)
      • Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards. (Corrected 2017-12-20)
      • Make sure that the facility is administered in an acceptable way that maintains the well-being of each resident . (Corrected 2017-12-20)
      • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents. (Corrected 2017-12-20)
    2. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • 1) Hire only people with no legal history of abusing, neglecting or mistreating residents; or 2) report and investigate any acts or reports of abuse, neglect or mistreatment of residents. (Corrected 2017-12-20)
      • Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident . (Corrected 2017-12-20)

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