Inspection Results » Milton Freewater Health and Rehabilitation 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 nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention. (Corrected 2018-12-14)
    2. Pattern: 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 2018-12-14)
    3. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia. (Corrected 2018-12-14)
      • Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is ne (Corrected 2019-02-08)
      • Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. (Corrected 2018-12-14)
      • Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services. (Corrected 2018-12-14)
      • Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. (Corrected 2018-12-14)
    4. Widespread: No actual harm with potential for minimal harm
      • Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. (Corrected 2018-12-14)

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