Inspection Results » Accordius Health at Midwood, LLC

  1. Health Inspection on December 6, 2018 [1]

    1. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Corrected 2019-01-03)
      • Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. (Corrected 2019-01-03)
      • Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services. (Corrected 2019-01-03)
      • Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. (Corrected 2019-01-03)
    2. 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 2019-01-03)
      • Ensure each residentÂ’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. (Corrected 2019-01-03)
      • 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 2019-01-03)
      • Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. (Corrected 2019-01-03)
      • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. (Corrected 2019-01-03)

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