Inspection Results » Conestoga View

  1. Health Inspection on September 13, 2018 [1]

    1. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (Corrected 2018-10-31)
    2. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. (Corrected 2018-10-31)
      • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (Corrected 2018-10-31)
      • Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. (Corrected 2018-10-31)
      • Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. (Corrected 2018-10-31)
      • 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 2018-10-31)
      • Ensure each residentÂ’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. (Corrected 2018-10-31)
      • Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. (Corrected 2018-10-31)
      • Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. (Corrected 2018-10-31)
      • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. (Corrected 2018-10-31)
      • Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility. (Corrected 2018-10-31)
      • Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. (Corrected 2018-10-31)
      • 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 2018-10-31)
      • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Corrected 2018-10-31)
      • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2018-10-31)
      • Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. (Corrected 2018-10-31)
      • Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. (Corrected 2018-10-31)
      • Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. (Corrected 2018-10-31)
      • Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. (Corrected 2018-10-31)
      • Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. (Corrected 2018-10-31)

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