Inspection Results » Lutheran Home at Johnstown, The

  1. Health Inspection on May 7, 2018 [1]

    1. Isolated: Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Corrected 2018-07-06)
    2. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. (Corrected 2018-07-06)
    3. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. (Corrected 2018-08-02)
      • Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. (Corrected 2018-07-06)
      • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2018-07-06)
      • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. (Corrected 2018-07-06)
      • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, residentÂ’s preferences and goals. (Corrected 2018-08-02)
      • 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 2018-07-06)
      • Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged. (Corrected 2018-07-06)
      • Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted (Corrected 2018-07-06)
      • Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. (Corrected 2018-07-06)

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