Inspection Results » Higher Call Nursing Center

  1. Health Inspection on August 23, 2018 [1]

    1. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Corrected 2018-10-02)
      • Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician. (Corrected 2018-10-02)
      • Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. (Corrected 2018-10-02)
      • Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. (Corrected 2018-10-02)
      • Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs. (Corrected 2018-09-24)
      • 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 2018-10-02)
      • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (Corrected 2018-09-28)
      • Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service. (Corrected 2018-09-24)
      • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Corrected 2018-10-02)
      • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2018-10-26)
    2. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. (Corrected 2018-10-02)
      • Encode each residentÂ’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. (Corrected 2018-09-28)

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