Inspection Results » Tioga Medical Center Long Term Care

  1. Health Inspection on November 20, 2018 [1]

    1. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2018-12-25)
    2. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • 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 2018-12-25)
      • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. (Corrected 2018-12-25)
      • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, residentÂ’s preferences and goals. (Corrected 2018-12-25)
      • Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. (Corrected 2018-12-25)
      • Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (Corrected 2018-12-25)

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