Inspection Results » Heartland of Kettering

  1. Health Inspection on February 28, 2019 [1]

    1. Pattern: 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 2019-04-01)
      • 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 2019-04-01)
    2. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Provide or obtain dental services for each resident. (Corrected 2019-04-01)
      • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, residentÂ’s preferences and goals. (Corrected 2019-04-01)
      • Ensure each residentÂ’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. (Corrected 2019-04-01)
      • 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 2019-04-01)
      • Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. (Corrected 2019-04-01)
      • Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. (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