Inspection Results » Hollidaysburg Veterans Home

Health Inspection on October 25, 2018 ^[1]

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

   • Encode each residentÂ’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. (Corrected 2018-12-18)
   • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. (Corrected 2018-12-18)
   • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Corrected 2018-12-18)
   • Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. (Corrected 2018-12-18)
   • Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. (Corrected 2018-12-18)
   • Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. (Corrected 2018-12-18)

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

   • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2018-12-18)
   • Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (Corrected 2018-12-18)
   • Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. (Corrected 2018-12-18)
   • Assure that each residentÂ’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months. (Corrected 2018-12-18)
   • 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 2018-12-18)
   • Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results. (Corrected 2018-12-18)
   • Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance. (Corrected 2018-12-18)
   • Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. (Corrected 2018-12-18)
   • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. (Corrected 2018-12-18)
   • Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. (Corrected 2018-12-18)
   • Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted (Corrected 2018-12-18)
   • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Corrected 2018-12-18)
   • Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. (Corrected 2018-12-18)
   • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. (Corrected 2018-12-18)
   • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, residentÂ’s preferences and goals. (Corrected 2018-12-18)
   • Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. (Corrected 2018-12-18)