Inspection Results » Bowdle Nursing Home

  1. Health Inspection on April 3, 2019 [1]

    1. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install (Corrected 2019-05-03)
    2. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy
      • Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services. (Corrected 2019-05-23)
      • Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. (Corrected 2019-05-23)
      • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2019-05-03)
      • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (Corrected 2019-05-03)
      • Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (Corrected 2019-05-03)
      • Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. (Corrected 2019-05-03)

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