Inspection Results » Brewster Convalescent Center

  1. Health Inspection on February 7, 2019 [1]

    1. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. (Corrected 2019-04-01)
    2. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition (Corrected 2019-04-01)
      • Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. (Corrected 2019-04-01)
      • Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death. (Corrected 2019-04-01)
      • Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. (Corrected 2019-04-01)

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