Inspection Results » Addison Heights Health and Rehabilitation Center

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

    1. Widespread: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • 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 2019-03-07)
      • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (Corrected 2019-03-07)
    2. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • 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 2019-03-07)
      • Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. (Corrected 2019-03-07)
      • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, residentÂ’s preferences and goals. (Corrected 2019-03-07)
      • Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. (Corrected 2019-03-07)
      • Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. (Corrected 2019-03-07)
      • Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. (Corrected 2019-03-07)
      • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. (Corrected 2019-03-07)
      • Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. (Corrected 2019-03-07)
      • Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. (Corrected 2019-03-07)
      • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (Corrected 2019-03-07)
      • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Corrected 2019-03-07)
      • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Corrected 2019-03-07)
      • Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. (Corrected 2019-03-07)
      • Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. (Corrected 2019-03-07)
      • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2019-03-07)
      • Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. (Corrected 2019-03-07)
      • Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. (Corrected 2019-03-07)
      • Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. (Corrected 2019-03-07)

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