Inspection Results » Bowling Green Care Center

  1. Health Inspection on December 19, 2018 [1]

    1. Widespread: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly (Corrected 2019-01-18)
    2. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted (Corrected 2019-01-18)
      • Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge. (Corrected 2019-01-18)
      • Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. (Corrected 2019-01-18)
      • 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 2019-01-18)
      • Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. (Corrected 2019-01-18)
      • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. (Corrected 2019-01-18)
      • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2019-01-18)
      • Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. (Corrected 2019-01-18)
      • Notify the resident or the residentÂ’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the residentÂ’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. (Corrected 2019-01-18)
      • Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. (Corrected 2019-01-18)
      • Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. (Corrected 2019-01-18)
      • Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. (Corrected 2019-01-18)

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