Inspection Results » The Laurels of Hamilton

  1. Health Inspection on November 20, 2018 [1]

    1. Widespread: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2019-01-09)
    2. Pattern: 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 2019-01-09)
      • 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 2019-01-09)
    3. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (Corrected 2019-01-09)
      • Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. (Corrected 2019-01-09)
      • Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. (Corrected 2019-01-09)
      • Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit. (Corrected 2019-01-09)

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