Inspection Results » Hillcrest Nursing Center

Health Inspection on August 21, 2018 ^[1]

1. Widespread: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy

   • Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis. (Corrected 2018-10-08)
   • Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. (Corrected 2018-10-08)
   • Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. (Corrected 2018-10-08)

2. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy

   • Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. (Corrected 2018-10-08)
   • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2018-10-08)
   • Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges. (Corrected 2018-10-08)
   • Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs. (Corrected 2018-10-08)
   • Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home. (Corrected 2018-10-08)
   • Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. (Corrected 2019-01-05)
   • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. (Corrected 2018-10-08)
   • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. (Corrected 2018-10-08)
   • Assure the security of all personal funds of residents deposited with the facility. (Corrected 2018-10-08)
   • Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. (Corrected 2018-10-08)
   • 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 2018-10-08)
   • Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. (Corrected 2018-10-08)
   • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Corrected 2018-10-08)
   • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. (Corrected 2018-10-08)
   • Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death. (Corrected 2018-10-08)
   • Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. (Corrected 2018-10-08)
   • Provide or obtain dental services for each resident. (Corrected 2018-10-08)
   • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (Corrected 2018-10-08)
   • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (Corrected 2018-10-08)
   • Have an agreement with an approved laboratory to obtain services, if on-site laboratory services aren't provided. (Corrected 2019-01-05)
   • Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. (Corrected 2018-10-08)
   • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, residentÂ’s preferences and goals. (Corrected 2019-01-05)
   • 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 2018-10-08)
   • Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident. (Corrected 2018-10-08)

3. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy

   • Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the residentÂ’s advance directives. (Corrected 2018-10-08)
   • Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits. (Corrected 2018-10-08)
   • 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 2018-10-08)