Inspection Results » Coast Fork Nursing Center

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

    1. Pattern: Immediate jeopardy to the resident health or safety
      • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, residentÂ’s preferences and goals. (Corrected 2018-08-17)
      • Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results. (Corrected 2018-08-17)
      • Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (Corrected 2018-08-17)
    2. Widespread: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Designate a physician to serve as medical director responsible for implementation of resident care policies and coordination of medical care in the facility. (Corrected 2018-08-17)
    3. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Ensure each residentÂ’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. (Corrected 2018-08-17)
      • Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. (Corrected 2018-08-17)
      • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2018-08-17)
    4. Isolated: 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 2018-08-17)
      • Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. (Corrected 2018-08-17)
      • Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. (Corrected 2018-08-17)
      • 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 2018-08-17)
      • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Corrected 2018-08-17)
      • Have an agreement with an approved laboratory to obtain services, if on-site laboratory services aren't provided. (Corrected 2018-08-17)
      • Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. (Corrected 2018-08-17)
      • Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits. (Corrected 2018-08-17)
      • Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. (Corrected 2018-08-17)

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