Inspection Results » Dubois Nursing Home

  1. Health Inspection on September 27, 2018 [1]

    1. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. (Corrected 2018-11-14)
      • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, residentÂ’s preferences and goals. (Corrected 2018-11-14)
      • Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. (Corrected 2018-11-14)
      • Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. (Corrected 2018-11-14)
      • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Corrected 2018-11-14)
      • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Corrected 2018-11-14)
    2. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. (Corrected 2018-11-14)
      • Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. (Corrected 2018-11-14)
      • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2018-11-14)
      • Assure that each residentÂ’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months. (Corrected 2018-11-14)
      • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. (Corrected 2018-11-14)
      • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. (Corrected 2018-11-14)
      • Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (Corrected 2018-11-14)
      • Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. (Corrected 2018-11-14)

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