Inspection Results » Julia Pound Care Center

  1. Health Inspection on August 22, 2018 [1]

    1. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed. (Corrected 2018-10-09)
      • Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. (Corrected 2018-10-09)
      • Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. (Corrected 2018-10-09)
      • Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. (Corrected 2018-10-09)
      • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2018-10-09)
      • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (Corrected 2018-10-09)
    2. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. (Corrected 2018-10-09)
      • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. (Corrected 2018-10-09)
      • Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted (Corrected 2018-10-09)
      • Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. (Corrected 2018-10-09)
      • Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions. (Corrected 2018-10-09)
      • Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. (Corrected 2018-10-09)
      • Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (Corrected 2018-10-09)
      • 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 2018-10-09)
      • Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. (Corrected 2018-10-09)
      • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Corrected 2018-10-09)
      • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, residentÂ’s preferences and goals. (Corrected 2018-10-09)
      • Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. (Corrected 2018-10-09)
      • Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. (Corrected 2018-10-09)
      • Keep all essential equipment working safely. (Corrected 2018-10-09)
      • Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results. (Corrected 2018-10-09)
    3. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for minimal harm
      • 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 2018-10-09)

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