Inspection Results » Watsontown Rehabilitation and Nursing Center

  1. Health Inspection on August 17, 2018 [1]

    1. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal 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 2018-10-09)
      • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (Corrected 2018-10-09)
      • Notify the resident or the residentÂ’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the residentÂ’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. (Corrected 2018-10-09)
      • Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. (Corrected 2018-10-09)
      • Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. (Corrected 2018-10-09)
    2. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. (Corrected 2018-10-09)
      • Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. (Corrected 2018-10-09)
      • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. (Corrected 2018-10-09)
      • Provide or obtain dental services for each resident. (Corrected 2018-10-09)
      • Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. (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)
      • Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. (Corrected 2018-10-09)
      • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. (Corrected 2018-10-09)
      • Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. (Corrected 2018-10-09)
      • Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. (Corrected 2018-10-09)
      • Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. (Corrected 2018-10-09)
      • Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home. (Corrected 2018-10-09)
      • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2018-10-09)
    3. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for minimal harm
      • Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. (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