Inspection Results » Piketon Nursing Center

  1. Health Inspection on October 26, 2018 [1]

    1. Widespread: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident. (Corrected 2018-11-20)
      • Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. (Corrected 2018-11-20)
      • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (Corrected 2018-11-20)
    2. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home. (Corrected 2018-11-20)
      • Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. (Corrected 2018-11-20)
    3. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (Corrected 2018-11-20)
      • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2018-11-20)
      • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. (Corrected 2018-11-20)
      • Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. (Corrected 2018-11-20)
      • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, residentÂ’s preferences and goals. (Corrected 2018-11-20)
      • Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. (Corrected 2018-11-20)
      • 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 2018-11-20)

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