Inspection Results » Walnut Creek Nursing Center

  1. Health Inspection on February 13, 2019 [1]

    1. Isolated: Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. (Corrected 2019-03-20)
    2. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • 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 2019-03-20)
      • Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents. (Corrected 2019-03-20)
      • Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. (Corrected 2019-03-20)
      • Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. (Corrected 2019-03-20)
      • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2019-03-20)
      • Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. (Corrected 2019-03-20)
      • Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. (Corrected 2019-03-20)
      • Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. (Corrected 2019-03-20)
      • Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia. (Corrected 2019-03-20)

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