Inspection Results » Residence at Salem Woods

  1. Health Inspection on August 29, 2018 [1]

    1. Widespread: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (Corrected 2018-09-21)
    2. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. (Corrected 2018-09-21)
      • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, residentÂ’s preferences and goals. (Corrected 2018-09-21)
      • Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. (Corrected 2018-09-21)
      • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (Corrected 2018-09-21)
    3. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. (Corrected 2018-09-21)
      • Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. (Corrected 2018-09-21)
      • Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. (Corrected 2018-09-21)
      • 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 2018-09-21)
      • Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. (Corrected 2018-09-21)
      • Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. (Corrected 2018-09-21)
      • Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. (Corrected 2018-09-21)
      • 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 2018-09-21)
      • Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. (Corrected 2018-09-21)
      • Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. (Corrected 2018-09-21)
      • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Corrected 2018-09-21)

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